Author/Authors :
Nikkhah, Ali Pediatric Neurology Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Karimzadeh, Parvaneh Pediatric Neurology Department - Mofid Children’s Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Taghdiri, Mohammad Mahdi Pediatric Neurology Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Nasehi, Mohammad Mahdi Pediatric Neurology Department - Mofid Children’s Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Javadzadeh, Mohsen Pediatric Neurology Department - Mofid Children’s Hospital - Faculty of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Khari, Elaheh Pediatric Neurology Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Movement disorders are common neurologic disturbances in
childhood. There are two major types of movement disorders.
Hypokinetic disorders are with paucity of voluntary movements and
are very uncommon in pediatric age group. Hyperkinetic movement
abnormalities are very common in children and defined as abnormal
repetitive involuntary movements. Movement disorders in childhood
and even in adolescents are different in etiology, timing, treatment
and prognosis versus adulthood movement abnormalities. In this
brief article, we reviewed common types of hyperkinetic abnormal
movements in children and adolescents with emphasis on etiologies,
new classifications and recent treatment strategies.
Keywords :
Movement disorders , Hyperkinetic , Children , Pediatrics
