RT Book, Section A1 Gilbert, Donald L. A2 Hershey, Andrew D. SR Print(0) ID 1195235895 T1 Approach to Evaluation of Movement Problems inĀ Children T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Neurology YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260457520 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195235895 RD 2024/03/28 AB This chapter addresses the key points of the clinical approach to evaluation of movement disorders in children. By convention, the term movement disorders designates conditions where one or both of the following occur: (1) impairment in initiation and/or execution of movement occurs that is not due to weakness; and/or (2) adventitious movements occur that are not automatic, purposeful, or goal directed. A common classification scheme divides phenomena into hyperkinetic and hypokinetic conditions, although this distinction can be imperfect when observing certain movement problems. Mastery of diagnosis involves a combination of visual pattern recognition and understanding principles of neuroanatomy and phenomenologic classification. This chapter and the following 2 chapters will emphasize practical approaches to more common conditions.