Young patients with movement disorders.

Establishment of dynamic postural assessment indicators in young girls with and without hyper-kyphosis

Hyper-kyphosis anomalies are common disorders of spine. The aim of this study was to Establishment of dynamic postural assessment indicators in young girls with and without hyper-kyphosis. In the study, 200 girls were selected according to the angle of kyphosis they were divided into two groups comprising of with and without Hyper-kyphosis. Evaluate dynamic posture, the tests back flattening,...

Letter to Editor: Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Movement Disorders

Crossing barriers: a multidisciplinary approach to children and adults with young-onset movement disorders

Background: Diagnosis of less common young-onset movement disorders is often challenging, requiring a broad spectrum of skills of clinicians regarding phenotyping, normal and abnormal development and the wide range of possible acquired and genetic etiologies. This complexity often leads to considerable diagnostic delays, paralleled by uncertainty for patients and their families. Therefore, we h...

Evaluation of a Virtual Reality-Based Wearable Device for Patients with Ankle Movement Disorders

Introduction: Rehabilitation is one of the priorities that should be performed on patients with stroke injuries or accidents leading to disability. This study aimed to evaluate the equipment and designed virtual reality environment to improve the treatment of patients with mobility problems in the lower torso (ankle). Method: The research consisted of three basic parts. In the section of mechan...

شناسایی و اولویت بندی عوامل مرتبط با اختلالات اسکلتی - عضلانی در کارکنان پرستاری یکی از بیمارستانهای تخصصی

Introduction: Nursing in hospitals, because of the nature of the work, is a job in which work-related musculoskeletal disorders are highly prevalent. The main cause of musculoskeletal disorder amongst nursing staff is the movement of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of musculoskeletal disorders caused by movement of patients in nursing staff of a hospital affiliated with...

Decades of delayed diagnosis in 4 levodopa-responsive young-onset monogenetic parkinsonism patients.

BACKGROUND We report 4 patients with young-onset monogenetic parkinsonism, each of whom was misdiagnosed with either a psychogenic movement disorder or chronic fatigue syndrome for 10 to 23 years after the onset of their first symptoms. RESULTS Once the diagnosis was eventually made, they all had a rapid and excellent response to levodopa, albeit with the early appearance of interdose dyskine...