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Movement Disorders: MedlinePlus [NEW TOPIC PAGE] and MORE

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Movement Disorders: MedlinePlus


05/21/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Ataxia Foundation

 
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Movement Disorders


Imagine if you couldn't walk normally or get up from a chair, or if parts of your body moved when you didn't want them to. If you have a movement disorder, you experience these kinds of impaired movement. Dyskinesia is a common symptom of many movement disorders. Dyskinesia results in broken or jerky motions. Tremors are a type of dyskinesia.

Nerve diseases cause many movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease. Other causes include injuries, autoimmune diseases, infections and certain medicines. Many movement disorders are inherited, which means they run in families.

Treatment varies by disorder. Medicine can cure some disorders. Others get better when an underlying disease is treated. Often, however, there is no cure. In that case, the goal of treatment is to improve symptoms and relieve pain.


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05/21/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Ataxia Foundation
 

Neurologists and Ataxia/Movement Disorder Clinics

Neurologists

The National Ataxia Foundation has compiled a list of potential neurological resources across the United States and in some countries. This list is offered as a service to those wishing to contact a physician who sees patients who have ataxia or other movement disorders. The NAF does not verify the medical qualifications, licenses, or medical practice capabilities of the listed physicians.

Ataxia/Movement Disorder Clinics

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