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movement disorder

Etiology: - hypokinetic - parkinsonism - hyperkinetic - tremor - dystonia - chorea - hemiballismus - athetosis - tic - myoclonus - akasthesia - pschogenic Clinical manifestations: - voluntary movements - speed, amplitude & fatigability - hyperkinetic movements - rhythm, suppression, randomness, direction Differential diagnosis: - parkinsonism (see parkinsonism) - Parkinson's disease - drug-induced parkinsonism - multiple system atrophy - progressive supranuclear palsy - diffuse Lewy body disease - small vessel ischemic disease - Binswanger's disease - normal pressure hydrocephalus - essential tremor - tardive dyskinesia - restless legs syndrome - periodic limb movement disorder - corticobasal degeneration - cerebellar ataxia - spinocerebellar atoxia - peripheral neuropathy - degenerative spine disease & spinal metastases - de novo psychogenic movement disorders Notes: - clinical examination by movement disorders expert best method for making diagnosis [4]

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involuntary movement

Specific

akathisia ataxia; dyssynergia athetosis bradykinesia chorea drug-induced movement disorder dyskinesia dysmetria dystonia eye movement disorder faciobrachial dystonic seizure hyperkinesia hypnic jerk; hypnagogic jerk; sleep start; sleep twitch; night start myoclonus parkinsonism psychogenic movement disorder; psychomotor disorder sleep-related movement disorder tardive syndrome tic disorder tremor

General

chronic neurologic disease

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2015, 2018, 2021. - Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022
  2. Jankovic J Treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders. Lancet Neurol. 2009 Sep;8(9):844-56 PMID: 19679276
  3. Merlino G, Gigli GL. Sleep-related movement disorders. Neurol Sci. 2012 Jun;33(3):491-513. PMID: 22203333
  4. van der Salm SM, van Rootselaar AF, Cath DC et al. Clinical decision-making in functional and hyperkinetic movement disorders. Neurology 2017 Jan 10; 88:118 PMID: 27913700 http://www.neurology.org/content/88/2/118
  5. Apetauerova D, Patel PA, Burns JD, et al. Movement disorder emergencies. Neurol Clin. 2021;39:615-630. PMID: 33896535
  6. National Institure on Agning Movement Disorders and Problems https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/topics/movement-disorders-and-problems