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EAN 2023 | Non-neurological symptoms in movement disorders

Matej Skorvanek, MD, PhD, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia, explores the diverse range of movement disorders, both genetic and non-genetic, and emphasizes the importance of considering non-neurological symptoms in the differential diagnosis process. Examining various systems, such as eye disorders, liver disorders, autonomic nervous system disorders, skin abnormalities, and musculoskeletal conditions, to identify specific disorders within the broad spectrum of movement disorders can be helpful. By analyzing symptoms in multiple systems, healthcare professionals can differentiate between different conditions, as the clinical neurological phenotypes may be similar. This interview took place at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) 2023 Congress in Budapest, Hungary.

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Movement disorders are a very broad and big group of disorders. We talk about hundreds of different conditions, both genetic and non-genetic and while the spectrum of these disorders is really very large, non-neurological symptoms may be very helpful in the differential diagnosis process because the clinical neurological phenotype may be very similar throughout the different conditions. In general, we look at all the systems but what we are interested in most are eye disorders or eye abnormalities, liver disorders or disorders of the internal organs of the autonomic nervous system, skin, musculoskeletal system and other disorders...

Movement disorders are a very broad and big group of disorders. We talk about hundreds of different conditions, both genetic and non-genetic and while the spectrum of these disorders is really very large, non-neurological symptoms may be very helpful in the differential diagnosis process because the clinical neurological phenotype may be very similar throughout the different conditions. In general, we look at all the systems but what we are interested in most are eye disorders or eye abnormalities, liver disorders or disorders of the internal organs of the autonomic nervous system, skin, musculoskeletal system and other disorders. So, we basically look at everything and there are clues from every system that point to a very specific disorder.

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