title: Treatment of movement disorder emergencies.
abstract: Movement disorder emergencies are defined as clinical scenarios where a movement disorder develops over hours to days, and in which morbidity and even mortality can result from failure to appropriately diagnose and manage the patient. The last decade has seen increasing recognition of various movement disorder emergencies, including acute parkinsonism, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, respiratory compromise in multiple system atrophy, dystonic storm, oculogyric crisis, and hemiballism, among others. This article will review the major movement disorder emergencies encountered in the hospital and office, emphasizing practical management and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 5 East 98th Street, New York, NY, 10029, USA, steven.frucht@mssm.edu.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Frucht
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000628:therapy*