Management of inpatients with Parkinson’s Disease in the acute setting

IntroductionHow to approach a patient with PDManagement of neuropsychiatric manifestations of PDNeuroleptic malignant syndromeDyskinesias Management of PD who cannot swallow their medications or are nil by mouthPeri-operative management of PD patientsManagement of orthostatic hypotension in PDManagement of PD in end of lifeConclusion     Introduction Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are one and a half times more likely to be admitted to hospital and their hospital stay is 2–14 days longer than non-PD patients.1 Patients with PD are admitted in frequencies of 7–28% per year. There are many causes that lead PD patients to be acutely admitted to hospital, some