Movement disorders emergencies: treatment

Evidence-based neurology checklist on movement disorders emergencies: treatment: Combination therapy for dystonic storms Trihexyphenidyl 3–6 mg daily Risperidone 2-6 mg daily Sulpiride 200-800 mg daily Tetrabenazine 12.5-100 mg daily Alternative therapy for dystonic storms Treatment of severe…

Combination therapy for dystonic storms

  • Trihexyphenidyl 3–6 mg daily
  • Risperidone 2-6 mg daily
  • Sulpiride 200-800 mg daily
  • Tetrabenazine 12.5-100 mg daily

Alternative therapy for dystonic storms

Treatment of severe chorea

Treatment of hemiballism

Treatment of neurolept malignant syndrome (NMS)

Treatment of parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia (PHS)

References

  1. Gandhi SE, Newman EJ, Marshall VL. Emergency presentations of movement disorders. Pract Neurol 2020 (Online ahead of print). 
  2. Frucht SJ. Treatment of movement disorder emergencies. Neurotherapeutics 2014; 11:208-212.
  3. Robottom BJ, Weiner WJ, Factor SA. Movement disorders emergencies. Part 1: Hypokinetic disorders. Arch Neurol 2011; 68:567-572. 
  4. Termsarasab P, Frucht SJ. Dystonic storm: a practical clinical and video review. J Clin Mov Disord 2017; 4:10.
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