PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cristina Simonet
AU  - Eduardo Tolosa
AU  - Ana Camara
AU  - Francesc Valldeoriola
TI  - Emergencies and critical issues in Parkinson’s disease
AID  - 10.1136/practneurol-2018-002075
DP  - 2020 Feb 01
TA  - Practical Neurology
PG  - 15--25
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
4099  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/20/1/15.short
4100  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/20/1/15.full
SO  - Pract Neurol2020 Feb 01; 20
AB  - Complications from Parkinson’s disease may develop over the disease course, sometimes unexpectedly, and require prompt or even urgent medical intervention. The most common are associated with aggravation of motor symptoms; serious non-motor complications, such as psychosis, orthostatic hypotension or sleep attacks, also occur. Here we review such complications, their clinical presentation, precipitating factors and management, including those related to using device-aided therapies. Early recognition and prompt attention to these critical situations is challenging, even for the Parkinson’s disease specialist, but is essential to prevent serious problems.