Peripheral injury-induced movement disorders

Evidence-based neurology checklist on peripheral injury-induced movement disorders: Clinical features The movement disorder sets in within a year of trauma: the median is 3 weeks It especially affects females There is a family history of movement disorder in about 20% of cases There are often…

Clinical features

  • The movement disorder sets in within a year of trauma: the median is 3 weeks
  • It especially affects females
  • There is a family history of movement disorder in about 20% of cases
  • There are often associated pain and sensory disturbances
  • Nerve injury is confirmed in a quarter of cases
  • Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) occurs in more than a third of cases
  • Geste antagoniste is used by about a quarter of subjects
  • There is poor response to treatment e.g. Botulinum toxin

Types of movement disorders

Predisposing factors

Diagnostic criteria

References

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