Movement disorders
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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.Movement disorders are conventionally divided into two major categories- hyperkinetic and hypokinetic.
In primary movement disorders, the abnormal movement is the primary manifestation of the disorder. In secondary movement disorders, the abnormal movement is a manifestation of another systemic or neurological disorder. Treatment depends upon the underlying disorder.
How this connects to Neurology
Nervous-system function depends on localized pathways and distributed networks. The timing, distribution and combination of sensory, motor, cognitive or autonomic findings inform localization, while structural imaging, electrophysiology and the clinical examination provide different forms of evidence.
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