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  • Movement disorders are often chronic but can present as acute emergencies.
  • Managing these acute neurological events is challenging, even for specialists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the clinical presentation of acute, life-threatening movement disorder emergencies.
  • To provide guidance for the identification and management of these conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of common movement disorder emergencies.
  • Summary of clinical presentations and management strategies.

Main Results:

  • Covers acute complications of Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, serotonergic syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, chorea, ballismus, dystonia, myoclonus, and tics.
  • Highlights the need for prompt identification and management.

Conclusions:

  • Increased information aids non-specialists in managing movement disorder emergencies.
  • While some syndromes have good outcomes, conditions like neuroleptic malignant syndrome and status dystonicus carry significant morbidity and mortality risks.