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- Clinical Characteristics of Involuntary Movement in Hospitalized Patients
- Kyum-Yil Kwon, Hye Mi Lee, Seon-Min Lee, Seong-Beom Koh
- J Mov Disord. 2019;12(1):31-36. Published online December 20, 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.14802/jmd.18040
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Abstract
PDF - Objective
Neurological symptoms in hospitalized patients are not rare, and neurological consultation for movement disorders is especially important in evaluating or managing those with various movement disorders. Therefore, we investigated a clinical pattern of in-hospital consultations for various movement disorders in a tertiary care university hospital.
Methods
Over two years, a total of 202 patients (70.7 ± 11.8 years of age) presenting with movement disorders referred to movement disorder specialists were investigated.
Results
The main symptoms referred by nonneurologists were tremor (56.9%), parkinsonism (16.8%), and gait disturbance (8.9%). The most frequent diagnostic category was toxic/metabolic-caused movement disorder (T/MCMD) (35%) with regard to medications, followed by Parkinson’s disease (PD) (16%). Regarding the mode of onset, T/MCMD was the leading cause for acute (68%) and subacute onset (46%), while PD was the leading disorder (31%) for chronic onset.
Conclusion
The current study showed a characteristic pattern of inpatients presenting with movement disorders. Furthermore, our findings highlighted the clinical significance of drug use or metabolic problems for treating this patient population. -
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- Pattern and frequency of involuntary movements: hospital-based study
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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery.2023;[Epub] CrossRef - Clinical Spectrum of Movement Disorders in Neurology Inpatients in a Tertiary Care Centre
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Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice.2021; 12: 581. CrossRef
- Pattern and frequency of involuntary movements: hospital-based study
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