Movement Disorders

Clinical Description

Abnormalities of movement/initiation of movement, divided into those with reduction of movement {hypokinesia or bradykinesia}, or those with excessive movements {hyperkinesia}.

Referral

• To differentiate functional from organic disorders.
• Tardive dyskinesia.
• All complicated cases, i.e. patients with Parkinsonism, not responding to small doses of carbidopa/levodopa.
• Patients with Parkinsonism developing disease-, drug- or autonomic nervous system complications.
• Patients with myoclonus or chorea, not responding to therapy.