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Types of Movement Disorders

There are two basic types of movements disorders:

Those characterized by excessive muscular movements and contractions, called hyperkinetic.
And those associated with muscle stiffness, rigidity, or slowness of movement, called hypokinetic.

Hypokinetic Disorders
Bradykinesia	Rigidity
Postural Disturbances	Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinsonian Syndromes	Multiple System Atrophies
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy	Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Frontotemporal Dementias with Parkinsonism	Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration
Hyperkinetic Disorders
Dystonia	Restless Leg Syndrome
Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep	Tics
Blepharospasm	Tremor
Tourette’s	Ataxia
Huntington’s Disease	Myoclonus
Wilson Disease	Chorea
Dyskinesia	Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
Ballism	Hemifacial Spasm

The Movement Disorders Team has extensive experience with the full range of these disorders.

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