Thread by @AMahajanMD

It is finally online.

Co-editor @LudyShih and I thank the wonderful authors for an incredible diagnostic approach through phenomenology, as well as poignant related topics.

Link: thieme-connect.com/products/ejour…

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Movement disorders across the world: rare or underdiagnosed?

Drs. @ludyshihmd and @SarahOSheaMD review the epidemiology of movement disorders.

@RoyCLinMD and Dr. Sheng-Han Kuo present their approach to Ataxia.

Dr. @SanjayP30043502 and colleagues review approach to drug-induced movement disorders.

Dr. Stephen and colleagues @MGHNeurology present their approach to Dystonia and additional diagnostic testing.

Drs. @carlaabdelnour and @pddoc @Stanford_Neuro review the topic of cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative movement disorders.

The “Unvoluntary” movement disorders of tics, akathisia, RLS and stereotypies by Dr. Martino, Dr. @TMPringsheim and colleagues.

How does one utilize genetic testing in a movement disorders clinic? Drs. Kalia @kalialabs, Nimmo and Mestre share their approach through 5 cases.

Drs. @sanskritiskumar and @APStrafella present their approach to using structural and molecular imaging for parkinsonism.

Navigate the ethical aspects of and prognostic counseling for prodromal features of neurodegeneration.

Drs. Cincotta and Walker present their diagnostic approach and uncertainties in patients presenting with chorea.

Drs. @GGilmourMD and @SarahLidstone present a comprehensive review of FND. #FNDaware

Drs. @LucaMarsili1 @MatteoBologn and I present our approach to tremor and the diagnostic silos, overlap and gaps.

Finally, the topic of delivering a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, which can be therapeutic in its own right is discussed by clinicians with decades of experience.

Target audience: all clinicians including neurology residents, practicing neurologists, movement disorders fellows and enthusiastic medical students.
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