Table 1.
| Reviews (year) | Strengths | Limits of the study | Practical utility |
| Mariotti P. et al. Movement Disorders 2007 | First critical review Accurate description of two personal cases with one year of follow-up |
No clear information about dosage of drugs No information about trigger factors and warning sign | Not available |
| Grosso S. et al. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 2012 | Detailed description of personal cases with dosage of drugs and clinical course Flow chart management |
Limited number of subjects No clear information about dystonia-targeted therapy No description about how to prevent SD | Therapy in PICU |
| Fasano A. et al. Movement Disorders 2012 | Comprehensive systematic analysis of SD Large case series Information about successful treatment strategies Outcome description |
No information about dosage of drugs and timing of pharmacological intervention No specific for pediatric population | Diagnosis |
| Allen ML. et al Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2014 | First description about how to prevent SD in hospitalized child Screening for dystonia severity (grade) and action plan with overview of the management of SD and how to treat complications | No distinction in management depending on underlying etiology | Diagnosis and Therapy |
| Lopez MR and Fasano A. Movement Disorders 2017 | Update on. phenomenology, progression and outcome Underlying etiology and pathophysiology Differential diagnosis |
No description about how to prevent SD No information about dosage of drugs and timing of pharmacological intervention |
Diagnosis |
| Lumsden DE et al. Curr Opinion Neurology 2017 | Whole update on SD Screening for dystonia severity and action plan | No information about treatment outside PICU and dosage of dystonia-targeted therapy or calibrating sedation | Multilevel intervention and pharmacological management in PICU |