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  2. Movement disorder - Wikipedia

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    Movement disorders are clinical syndromes with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity. [ 1 ] Movement disorders present with extrapyramidal symptoms and are caused by basal ganglia disease. [ 2 ] Movement disorders are conventionally divided into two major categories ...

  3. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...

  4. Motor neuron diseases - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Neurology. Motor neuron diseases or motor neurone diseases (MNDs) are a group of rare neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells which control voluntary muscles of the body. [1][2] They include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), [3][4] progressive bulbar palsy (PBP), pseudobulbar palsy, progressive ...

  5. Dyskinesia - Wikipedia

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    Category of movement disorders. Not to be confused with Dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Dyskinesiarefers to a category of movement disordersthat are characterized by involuntary muscle movements,[1]including movements similar to ticsor choreaand diminished voluntary movements.[2] Dyskinesia can be anything from a slight tremor of the hands to an ...

  6. Motor disorder - Wikipedia

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    Motor disorders are malfunctions of the nervous system that cause involuntary or uncontrollable movements or actions of the body. [3] These disorders can cause lack of intended movement or an excess of involuntary movement. [4] Symptoms of motor disorders include tremors, jerks, twitches, spasms, contractions, or gait problems. [citation needed]

  7. Parkinsonism - Wikipedia

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    Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia (slowed movements), rigidity, and postural instability. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Both hypokinetic (bradykinesia and akinesia) as well as hyperkinetic (cogwheel rigidity and tremors at rest) features are displayed by Parkinsonism. [ 3 ] These are the four motor symptoms found in ...

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