Movement disorders emergencies: a review

Movement disorders (MD) encompass acute and chronic diseases characterized by involuntary movements and/or loss of control or efficiency in voluntary movements. In this review, we covered situations in which the main manifestations are MDs that pose significant risks for acute morbidity and mortalit...

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Main Authors: Renato P. Munhoz, Mariana Moscovich, Patrícia Dare Araujo, Hélio A. G. Teive
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2012-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600013&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Renato P. Munhoz
Mariana Moscovich
Patrícia Dare Araujo
Hélio A. G. Teive
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description Movement disorders (MD) encompass acute and chronic diseases characterized by involuntary movements and/or loss of control or efficiency in voluntary movements. In this review, we covered situations in which the main manifestations are MDs that pose significant risks for acute morbidity and mortality. The authors examine literature data on the most relevant MD emergencies, including those related to Parkinson's disease, acute drug reactions (acute dystonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonergic syndrome and malignant hyperthermia), acute exacerbation of chronic MD (status dystonicus), hemiballism and stiff-person syndrome, highlighting clinical presentation, demographics, diagnosis and management.
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spelling doaj-art-4e536198eab84e6bb2994c2e43d576b62025-08-20T03:19:23ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-06-0170645346110.1590/S0004-282X2012000600013S0004-282X2012000600013Movement disorders emergencies: a reviewRenato P. Munhoz0Mariana Moscovich1Patrícia Dare Araujo2Hélio A. G. Teive3Pontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáPontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáPontifícia Universidade Católica do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáMovement disorders (MD) encompass acute and chronic diseases characterized by involuntary movements and/or loss of control or efficiency in voluntary movements. In this review, we covered situations in which the main manifestations are MDs that pose significant risks for acute morbidity and mortality. The authors examine literature data on the most relevant MD emergencies, including those related to Parkinson's disease, acute drug reactions (acute dystonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonergic syndrome and malignant hyperthermia), acute exacerbation of chronic MD (status dystonicus), hemiballism and stiff-person syndrome, highlighting clinical presentation, demographics, diagnosis and management.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600013&lng=en&tlng=endistúrbios de movimentosdistoniasíndrome maligna neurolépticasíndrome serotoninérgicahipetermia malignastatus distonicusdiscinesiassíndrome da pessoa rígida
spellingShingle Renato P. Munhoz
Mariana Moscovich
Patrícia Dare Araujo
Hélio A. G. Teive
Movement disorders emergencies: a review
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
distúrbios de movimentos
distonia
síndrome maligna neuroléptica
síndrome serotoninérgica
hipetermia maligna
status distonicus
discinesias
síndrome da pessoa rígida
title Movement disorders emergencies: a review
title_full Movement disorders emergencies: a review
title_fullStr Movement disorders emergencies: a review
title_full_unstemmed Movement disorders emergencies: a review
title_short Movement disorders emergencies: a review
title_sort movement disorders emergencies a review
topic distúrbios de movimentos
distonia
síndrome maligna neuroléptica
síndrome serotoninérgica
hipetermia maligna
status distonicus
discinesias
síndrome da pessoa rígida
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000600013&lng=en&tlng=en
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