Main description:

This book logically and systematically reviews the major movement disorder emergencies. It instructs the reader on how to recognize and manage these problems. This updated new edition of Movement Disorder Emergencies consists of five comprehensive sections. It begins with chapters that relay the various practical approaches one can administer when treating a patient with a movement disorder emergency. Section two then delves into specific hyperacute movement disorder emergencies such as acute parkinsonism, serotonin syndrome, and malignant catatonia. Following this, section three examines various acute movement disorder emergencies, including tic emergencies and Sydenham's chorea. Sections four and five explore issues that can occur during treatment, such as pitfalls in diagnosis and risks in the clinic. Written by prominent neurologists from around the world, Movement Disorder Emergencies, 3rd edition is a practical reference that achieves excellence in diagnosis and management of movement disorder emergencies.

Contents:

A Brief Introduction to Movement DisordersAcute ParkinsonismParkinsonism-Hyperpyrexia Syndrome in Parkinson's DiseaseNeuroleptic Malignant SyndromeMalignant CatatoniaPsychosis and Parkinson's DiseaseAbductor Paresis in Shy-Drager DiseaseMovement Disorder Emergencies of the Upper Aerodigestive TractDystonic Storm Pseudodystonic Emergencies Tardive and Neuroleptic-Induced Emergencies Hemiballism-Hemichorea Sydenham's Chorea, PANDAS, and Other Post-streptococcal Neurological Disorders Emergencies in Huntington's Disease Acute Spinal Rigidity Tic Emergencies Malignant Phonic Tics Serotonin Syndrome Risks and Dangers from Hyperekplexia and Other Startle Perioperative Emergencies Associated with Deep Brain Stimulation Psychogenic Movement DisordersAnti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis and Other Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic Movement DisordersWilson's DiseaseDopa-Responsive DystoniaWhipple's DiseaseDriving Risk in Patients with Movement DisordersGenetics and Genetic Counseling Related IssuesSuicide Risk in Parkinson's DiseaseRare Conditions that are Reversible and Treatable, Presenting as Unusual Movement Disorders Acute Management of the Hospitalized Patient with Posthypoxic Myoclonus Opsoclonus and Ocular FlutterUnusual Paroxysmal Events Masquerading as Movement DisordersLatrogenic Problems and Mistaken Diagnoses