Knowledge and attitude towards movement disorders among final year medical students in a Nigerian university
Objective: The study was aimed to evaluate knowledge and attitude of medical students towards movement disorders. Background: The understanding of movement disorders could pose a…MOVEMENT DISORDERS FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH WEST SYNDROME
Objective: To describe the clinical, therapeutic and outcome features of movement disorders (MD) observed in children with West Syndrome (WS) at the Neurology Department of…Crack Dancing: An Uncommon Drug-Induced Chorea
Objective: To report a unique case of cocaine induced choreiform dyskinetic movements with literature review of this condition. Background: Various abnormal movements have been known…Improvement in chorea and function in a patient with dystonia-choreoathetosis cerebral palsy after treatment with bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation
Objective: We describe and demonstrate by video a patient with dystonia-choreoathetosis cerebral palsy treated with bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS). Background: Dystonia-choreoathetosis cerebral palsy…Deep brain stimulation for choreoathetosis in cerebral palsy: Pallidal versus thalamic stimulation
Objective: We aimed to assess, whether the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) might be an alternative target for DBS in choreoathetosis. Background: Choreoathetosis is common…Choreaathetosis as clinical manifestation of Fahr Syndrome inTurner Syndrome Patient
Objective: To report choreaathetosis as a clinical manifestation of Fahrs syndrome in Turner Syndrome patient Background: The prevalence of fahr syndrme is 1/1000.000 people. Clinical…Generalized choreoathetoid-like movements in primary Sjögren syndrome
Objective: To report a case of choreoathetoid-like movements associated to primary Sjögren syndrome. Background: Autoimmune diseases are not uncommon causes of movement disorders. Two percent…Acute concomitant presentation of chorea and subacute combined degeneration secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency
Objective: To describe an exceptional presentation of vitamin B12 deficiency. Background: Vitamin B12 deficiency typically presents with subacute combined degeneration (SCD). Extrapyramidal symptoms are rare,…Non-Progressive Coreoatethosis Secondary to Infantile Necrotizing Encephalopathy Mimicking Leigh Disease.
Objective: Our objective is to report image findings of an acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) in a 15 years-old girl, completely normal until 18…Comparative Age-Relatedness of Dyskinesia, Dystonia and Ataxia Rating Scales in Healthy Children
Objective: In healthy children (4-16 years of age), we aimed to associate DIS scores with age, and compare age-related influences on dyskinesia (DIS), dystonia (BFMDRS)…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.