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Miriam Segal, MD (she/her/hers)
Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship Program Director
MossRehab Physical Medicine Associates
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kelly Crawford, MD (she/her/hers)
Residency Program Director, Brain Injury Program Medical Director
Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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Mary Russell, DO, MS, FAAPMR
Asst Professor; Vice Chair- Quality and Compliance
University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston
The Woodlands, Texas
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Ariel Savitz, MD
Brain Injury Medical Director
Encompass Woburn/ Tufts Medical Center
Medford, MA
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Daniel Moon, MD
Attending Physician
MossRehab Physical Medicine Associates
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Cindy Ivanhoe, MD
Clinical Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation McGovern Medicine School
TIRR-Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Movement disorders are neurological syndromes in which there is either an excess or scarcity of voluntary and/or automatic movements that is unrelated to paresis or spasticity. Movement disorders can occur as a sequela of stroke or brain injury and can be physically and psychologically debilitating. This session will focus on the evaluation and management of disorders of excessive movement, also known as hyperkinesias, which include dystonia, ballism, myoclonus and tremors.
We will review diagnostic criteria and management of hyperkinesias including physical modalities, pharmacologic interventions, focal injections and neuromodulation. Challenging interactive cases with video will be presented to demonstrate the multidisciplinary and multifaceted team approach that is often required to help these patients due to the complex interaction of the movement disorder with their other neurological deficits.