Early recognition of status dystonicus in children: a case-based approach for the general pediatrician
Effective application of these pathways empowers frontline clinicians to identify status dystonicus early, initiate first-line treatments without delay, and expedite transfer to specialized teams, thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with this life-threatening movement disorder emergency.
Authors
- Kathryn Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6892-5189)
- Jennifer A. O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4689-5941)
- Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0026-4714)
- A Robbins
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Centre for Movement Disorders (CA)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mop.0000000000001507
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00