A movement disorder emergency is an acute or sub-acutely evolving neurological illness
predominated by a primary movement disorder. Although Parkinson's disease (PD) is a …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating condition associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. Pathophysiologically the illness is due to a disruption of dopamine production in …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurological disorder characterized by
tremor, muscle rigidity, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), and gait instability. In early …

The management of Parkinson's disease (PD) tends to focus on the presenting motor
syndrome; yet, in the long term, nonmotor complications of the illness and complications of …

Introduction Available data suggest that Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have a significant
socioeconomic impact owing partly to increased hospital and drug utilization. The aims of …

Objectives Parkinson disease (PD) frequently leads to acute hospitalisation resulting in
increased cost to health care systems and reduced quality of life for patients. The objective …

Providing high-quality inpatient care for persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) presents
unique challenges. One third of persons with PD visit the emergency department or will be …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature and to identify practice gaps in the management of the
hospitalized Parkinson's disease (PD) patient. BACKGROUND: Patients with PD are …

Objective Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. As the
severity of disease worsens, patients have lower tolerance for treatments and occasionally …

Introduction Older adults have complex, often overlapping, medical conditions requiring
careful management that may lead to increased emergency department usage compared to …