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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 ...
Rhythmic movement disorder. Rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive movements of large muscle groups immediately before and during sleep often involving the head and neck. It was independently described first in 1905 by Zappert as jactatio capitis nocturna and by Cruchet as rhythmie du sommeil. [1]
2.1 per 1,000 [ 2 ] Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. [ 1 ] Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, [ 1 ][ 3 ] but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. [ 1 ] There may be problems with sensation, vision, hearing, and speech. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD) also known as Segawa syndrome (SS), is a genetic movement disorder which usually manifests itself during early childhood at around ages 5–8 years (variable start age). Characteristic symptoms are increased muscle tone (dystonia, such as clubfoot) and Parkinsonian features, typically absent in the morning or ...
Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. [1]
Frequency. 1 in 8,500 females [ 4 ] Lethal in males, with rare exceptions. Rett syndrome (RTT) is a genetic disorder that typically becomes apparent after 6-18 months of age and almost exclusively in girls. [ 4 ] Symptoms include impairments in language and coordination, and repetitive movements. [ 4 ]
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an iatrogenic disorder that results in involuntary repetitive body movements, which may include grimacing, sticking out the tongue or smacking the lips, [1] which occurs following treatment with medication. [6][7] Additional motor symptoms include chorea or athetosis. [1] In about 20% of people with TD, the disorder ...
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