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Movement Disorder Emergencies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract

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Movement disorder emergencies of the aerodigestive tract are dramatic and often life threatening. With appropriate, timely evaluation and intervention, most patients can be effectively managed and major morbidity avoided. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of both the causes and appropriate treatment of breathing disturbances secondary to primary disorders and iatrogenic causes, as well as swallowing emergencies. Additionally, basic physiology, anatomy, and various methods for assessment of the upper aerodigestive tract are provided for review. Specific disorders that are addressed include: spasmodic dysphonia, adductor laryngeal breathing dystonia, Shy–Drager abductor weakness, drug-induced tardive ­dystonia, oromandibulolingual dystonia, multiple system atrophy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and palatal myoclonus.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Center for Voice Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Lesley Childs M.D.

  2. Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Scott Rickert M.D.

  3. Department of Otolaryngology and Division of Laryngology, Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Boris Bentsianov M.D.

  4. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Ajay Chitkara M.D.

  5. New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, NY, USA

    Anthony Cultrara M.D.

  6. Department of Clinical Otolaryngology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, 425 West 59th Street 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10019, USA

    Andrew Blitzer M.D., D.D.S.

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Childs, L., Rickert, S., Bentsianov, B., Chitkara, A., Cultrara, A., Blitzer, A. (2013). Movement Disorder Emergencies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract. In: Frucht, S. (eds) Movement Disorder Emergencies. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-835-5_8

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