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    Movement Disorders
    • Overview of Movement Disorders
      • Classification
    • Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Coordination Disorders
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
        • Friedreich ataxia
        • Spinocerebellar ataxias
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Dystonias
      • Causes
      • Types and Symptoms
        • Focal and segmental dystonias
        • Generalized dystonias
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Cervical Dystonia
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Medications
        • Surgery
    • Fragile X–Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • More Information
    • Huntington Disease
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
      • More Information
    • Myoclonus
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Parkinson Disease (PD)
      • Changes inside the brain
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
        • Physical examination
        • Tests
      • Treatment
        • General measures
        • Levodopa/carbidopa
        • Other medications
        • Deep brain stimulation
        • Other procedures
        • Stem cells
        • Treatment of mental symptoms
        • Caregiver and end-of-life issues
      • More Information
    • Parkinsonism
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Tremor
      • Types of Tremors
        • Physiologic tremor
        • Essential tremor
        • Resting tremor
        • Intention tremor
        • Postural tremor
        • Complex tremor
      • Causes
      • Evaluation
        • Warning signs
        • When to see a doctor
        • What a doctor does
        • Testing
      • Treatment
        • Physiologic tremor
        • Essential tremor
        • Intention tremors
        • Deep brain stimulation
      • Essentials for Older Adults
      • Key Points
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