Emerging Subspecialties: Pediatric Movement Disorders Neurology

Simran Kahlon1, Christopher R Barton1, Amal Abu Libdeh1

  • 1From the Pediatric Movement Disorders Program (M.C.K.), Division of Neurology (S.K.), Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix Children's Hospital, AZ; Division of Neurology (C.R.B.), Norton Children's Hospital, University of Louisville, KY; Department of Pediatrics (A.A.L.), Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Jordan; Department of Neurology (A.A.L.), University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Department of Neurology (J.A.O.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Division of Neurology (T.P.), Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; Division of Pediatric Neurology (J.L.W.), Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Division of Neurology (S.W.W.), Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH; Department of Neurology (A.G.Z.V.), Children's National Hospital; Department of Neurology and Pediatrics (A.G.Z.V.), George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Child Health, Genetics, Neurology, and Cellular and Molecular Medicine (M.C.K.), University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ; and Programs in Biomedical Informatics, Molecular & Cellular Biology and Neuroscience (M.C.K.), Arizona State University.

Neurology
|January 2, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Pediatric movement disorders (PMD) neurologists specialize in childhood conditions affecting movement, often focusing on hyperkinetic disorders. Advancements in definitions, genetics, and treatments are shaping this specialized field.