SOP: acute hyperkinetic movement disorders

Autor: Anna Sauerbier, Alexandra Gronostay, Haidar S. Dafsari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Neurological Research and Practice, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2524-3489
DOI: 10.1186/s42466-023-00260-w
Popis: Abstract Introduction Movement disorders emergencies describe acute-onset neurological conditions in which a delay of recognition and treatment may cause severe morbidity and mortality of patients. Hyperkinetic movement disorders include tremor, chorea/ballism, dystonia, myoclonus, and tics. Here we present a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the diagnostic work-up and different treatment options depending on the phenomenology as well as the aetiology of underlying diseases. Comments The recognition of the phenomenology is essential for the symptomatic therapy of the acute movement disorder and forms the basis for the choice of ancillary investigations to confirm the suspected underlying causes. Furthermore, we summarise diagnostic techniques, including blood and cerebrospinal fluid tests and neuroimaging, which provide rapid results and are useful for the indication of causal treatments of specific acute movement disorders. Conclusions Despite their acute nature, most of these conditions can result in good clinical outcomes, if recognised early.
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