Case report: dystonia.

Abstract

Following a motor vehicle accident, Ms. G.'s head began intermittently pulling to the right. Within 6 months, the pulling worsened, leaving her head painfully fixated, touching her right shoulder. She was hospitalized for evaluation and numerous drugs were used but unsuccessfully. Baffled, her physician ordered a psychiatric consult. Hysterical conversion reaction was the resultant diagnosis. Ms. G. was treated with thioridazine and chlorpromazine, and psychotherapy was recommended.