Clinical Characteristics of Involuntary Movement in Hospitalized Patients
- Authors
- Kwon, Kyum-Yil; Lee, Hye Mi; Lee, Seon-Min; Koh, Seong-Beom
- Issue Date
- 1월-2019
- Publisher
- KOREAN MOVEMENT DISORDERS SOC
- Keywords
- Consultation; hospital; inpatients; movement disorder; tremor
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS, v.12, no.1, pp.31 - 36
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 31
- End Page
- 36
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/68431
- DOI
- 10.14802/jmd.18040
- ISSN
- 2005-940X
- Abstract
- Objective Neurological symptoms in hospitalized patients are not rare, and neurological consultation for movement disorders is especially important in evaluating or managing those with various movement disorders. Therefore, we investigated a clinical pattern of in-hospital consultations for various movement disorders in a tertiary care university hospital. Methods Over two years, a total of 202 patients (70.7 +/- 11.8 years of age) presenting with movement disorders referred to movement disorder specialists were investigated. Results The main symptoms referred by nonneurologists were tremor (56.9%), parkinsonism (16.8%), and gait disturbance (8.9%). The most frequent diagnostic category was toxic/metabolic-caused movement disorder (T/MCMD) (35%) with regard to medications, followed by Parkinson's disease (PD) (16%). Regarding the mode of onset, T/MCMD was the leading cause for acute (68%) and subacute onset (46%), while PD was the leading disorder (31%) for chronic onset. Conclusion The current study showed a characteristic pattern of inpatients presenting with movement disorders. Furthermore, our findings highlighted the clinical significance of drug use or metabolic problems for treating this patient population.
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