Dystonia severity action plan: A simple grading system for medical severity of status dystonicus and life-threatening dystonia

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 671-672

  Lumsden, Daniel E ^a   Lundy, Claire ^b   Fairhurst, Charlie ^a   Lin, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TETRABENAZINE;

BARRY ALBRIGHT DYSTONIA SCALE; BURKE FAHN MARSDEN DYSTONIA RATING SCALE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DEEP SEDATION; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSKINESIA; DYSTONIA; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MORTALITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATUS DYSTONICUS; DYSTONIC DISORDER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

DYSTONIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84881488616     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12108     Document Type: Letter

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