Parkinson’s disease (PD): emergencies

Evidence-based neurology checklist on parkinson’s disease (pd): emergencies: Akinetic crisis: clinical features Total akinesia Dysphagia Hyperthermia Dysautonomia Altered mental state Unresponsiveness to medications Raised creatinine kinase (CK) Akinetic crisis: synonyms Parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia…

Akinetic crisis: clinical features

  • Total akinesia
  • Dysphagia
  • Hyperthermia
  • Dysautonomia
  • Altered mental state
  • Unresponsiveness to medications
  • Raised creatinine kinase (CK)

Akinetic crisis: synonyms

Parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome: causes

Parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome: clinical features

Dyskinesia-hyperpyrexia syndrome

Akinetic syndrome after failed deep brain stimulation (DBS)

Duodenal levodopa infusion induced acute polyneuropathy

Other PD emergencies

References

  1. Onofrj M, Bonanni L, Cossu G, Manca D, Stocchi F, Thomas A. Emergencies in parkinsonism: akinetic crisis, life-threatening dyskinesias, and polyneuropathy during L-Dopa gel treatment. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009; 15(Suppl 3):S233-S236.
  2. Martino G, Capasso M, Nasuti M, Bonanni L, Onofrj M, Thomas A. Dopamine transporter single-photon emission computerized tomography supports diagnosis of akinetic crisisof parkinsonism and of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e649. 
  3. Tousi B. Movement disorder emergencies in the elderly: recognizing and treating an often-iatrogenic problem. Cleve Clin J Med 2008; 75:449-457. 
  4. Munhoz RP, Moscovich M, Araujo PD, Teive HA. Movement disorders emergencies: a review. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2012; 70:453-461.
  5. Wang JY, Huang JF, Zhu SG, et al. Parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome and dyskinesia-hyperpyrexia syndrome in Parkinson's disease: two cases and literature review. J Parkinsons Dis 2022; 12:1727-1735. 
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