Movement Disorders Emergencies Part 1
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Movement disorders emergencies. Part 1: Hypokinetic disorders.
Movement disorders usually do not require emergent intervention; nevertheless, there are acute/subacute clinical settings in which the neurologist is consulted. It is in these circumstances that the neurologist must be prepared to accurately diagnose and properly treat the patient. We have reviewed the literature regarding movement disorder emergencies and divided them into hypokinetic (part 1)...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.84