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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

• Infections such as encephalitis, meningitis
• Stroke
• Brain tumor
• Degenerative disorders: Corticobasal degeneration, dementia, diffuse Lewy body disease, multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy
• Toxins: Manganese, carbon monoxide, and methanol
• Medications: Antipsychotics, metoclopramide, phenothiazine, overdose of anesthesia drugs