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Questions discussed in this category

How do you approach a patient who develops a rest tremor after chemotherapy?
3 Answers available
How do you treat extrapyramidal symptoms secondary to anti-psychotic use in patients who have not benefited from cogentin or benadryl?
4 Answers available
How would you approach the workup of unilateral chorea with a normal MRI?
2 Answers available
When do you attribute tremors to lamotrigine?
1 Answer available
How would you prioritize physiotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for functional movement disorders in a resource-limited setting where access to both might be constrained?
In light of the publication by Macías-García et al., PMID 39102249 on combined physiotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for functi...
1 Answer available
How would you evaluate and treat a disabling tongue tremor?
The tremor fluctuates and can last for 45 minutes with the inability to talk, eat, or drink.
1 Answer available
How do you manage cases of levodopa intolerance due to nausea or drowsiness?
Particularly when ondansetron and taking it with food are not beneficial.
1 Answer available
How slowly do you taper a dopamine agonist to prevent dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome (DAWS)?
6 Answers available
What is your approach to managing a patient with a history of tardive dyskinesia on a VMAT2 inhibitor, presenting with parkinsonism and found to have an abnormal DAT scan?
1 Answer available
When do you consider intrathecal baclofen pump in patients with acquired spasticity?
For example, patients with spasticity due to hypoxic or anoxic brain injury.
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How do you manage orthostatic hypotension in patients with Parkinsonian syndromes?
We often use abdominal binders and compression stockings, in addition to hydration and midodrine/fludricortisone. However, are there more targeted the...
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How do you approach the workup and management of patients with suspected functional neurologic disorders?
What testing do you typically proceed with?
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Papers discussed in this category

Arch Neurol,
Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome in Parkinson disease.
Clinical neuropharmacology, 2010
Orally disintegrating selegiline in Parkinson patients with dopamine agonist-related adverse effects.
Current treatment options in gastroenterology, 2018-12
Parkinson's Disease and Current Treatments for Its Gastrointestinal Neurogastromotility Effects.
Clin Drug Investig, 2016 Feb
Domperidone and Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmia and Cardiac Death: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord, 2016 Mar 04
Pharmacological interventions for daytime sleepiness and sleep disorders in Parkinson's disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2012 Jan
Essential tremor: phenotypes.
Neurology, 2022 Feb 10
Teaching Video NeuroImage: Tongue Tremor as a Presenting Feature of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Movement disorders clinical practice, 2022 Dec 20
Isolated Jaw and Tongue Tremor in a Definite Case of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 2014 Nov 28
Physiotherapy for functional motor disorders: a consensus recommendation.
CNS spectrums, 2023 Jul 10
Neuropsychiatric phenotypes in functional movement disorder.
Movement disorders clinical practice, 2024 Feb 22
Factors Influencing Triage to Rehabilitation in Functional Movement Disorder.
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2021 Jan 25
A review of movement disorders in chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity.

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