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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Extrapyramidal movement disorder associated with reduced dopaminergic receptors in substantia nigra | *Extrapyramidal movement disorder associated with reduced dopaminergic receptors in substantia nigra | ||
*Most common presentations to the ED<ref>Guneysel O et al. Parkinson’s disease and the frequent reasons for emergency admission. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2008 Aug; 4(4): 711–714.</ref>: | |||
**Infectious ~32% | |||
**Trauma ~28% | |||
**Cardiovascular ~15% | |||
**Cerebrovascular ~12% | |||
**GI ~7% | |||
**Electrolyte abnormalities 6% | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 2 May 2016
Background
- Extrapyramidal movement disorder associated with reduced dopaminergic receptors in substantia nigra
- Most common presentations to the ED[1]:
- Infectious ~32%
- Trauma ~28%
- Cardiovascular ~15%
- Cerebrovascular ~12%
- GI ~7%
- Electrolyte abnormalities 6%
Clinical Features
TRAP mnemonic
- Tremor (resting)
- Initially is unilateral tremor of upper extremity, esp finger and thumb ("pill rolling")
- Dissipates when intentional movement is performed
- Rigidity (cogwheel)
- Elicited by causing passive movement of limb through full range of motion
- Akinesia
- Slowness of voluntary movement
- Posture/equilibrium impairment
- Impaired ability to turn or change direction while walking
Differential Diagnosis
Dementia
- Degenerative
- Alzheimer's disease
- Huntington's disease
- Parkinson's disease
- Vascular
- Multiple infarcts
- Hypoperfusion (MI, profound hypotension)
- Subdural hematoma
- SAH
- Infectious
- Meningitis (sequelae of bacterial, fungal, or tubercular)
- Neurosyphilis
- Viral encephalitis (HSV, HIV), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Inflammatory
- SLE
- Demyelinating disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis)
- Neoplastic
- Primary brain tumor / metastatic disease
- Carcinomatous meningitis
- Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Traumatic
- Toxic
- ETOH
- Meds (anticholinergics, polypharmacy)
- Metabolic
- Psychiatric
- Depression (pseudodementia)
- Hydrocephalic
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus (communicating hydrocephalus)
- Noncommunicating hydrocephalus
Diagnosis
- Consider mini mental status exam
Treatment
- Dopamine agonists
- Levodopa +Carbidopa (peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor) = gold standard
- pramipexole (Mirapex)
ropinirole (Requip)
- Anticholenergics
- Benztropine
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitor - blocks DA reuptake
- selegiline (Eldepryl)
- rasagiline (Azilect)
Disposition
- Usually treated as outpatient
See Also
References
- ↑ Guneysel O et al. Parkinson’s disease and the frequent reasons for emergency admission. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2008 Aug; 4(4): 711–714.