Movement Disorders Curricula

Pablo Martinez-Martin, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and official researcher of the Spanish Public Boards of Research.

Part 1. Overview.- Computational physiology of the basal ganglia, movement disorders and their therapy.- Animal models of movement disorders.- Epidemiological methods for studying movement disorders.- Clinical overview and phenomenology of movement disorders.- Neuropathology of movement disorders: an overview.- Rational and methodology for the appraisal of clinical trials in movement disorders.- How to record a video of a movement disorders patient.- Rating scales in movement disorders.- Genetics of movement disorders.- Part 2. Parkinson's Disease.- Etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.- Clinical features and differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.- Non-motor problems in Parkinson's disease.- The natural history of Parkinson's disease.- Medical treatment of Parkinson's disease.- Surgical treatment of PD, transplantations and restorative therapies for Parkinson's disease.- Quality of life in Parkinson's disease.- Part 3. Other Movement Disorders.- Multiple system atrophy.- Progressive supranuclear palsy.- Cortico-basal degeneration.- Lewy body dementia and related syndromes.- Toxic-induced Parkinsonism.- Vascular parkinsonism.- Stiff-person syndromes.- Dystonia.- Huntington disease.-Chorea, ballism, athetosis.-Tardive dyskinesia.- Tics and Tourette syndrome.- Tremors: differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and thera.- Myoclonus and Startle syndromes: phenomenology, etiology, physiology, and treatment.- Ataxia: pathophysiology, and clinical syndromes.- The paroxysmal dyskinesias.-Wilson disease - neurological aspects; clinical manifestations and treatment considerations.- Psychogenic movement disorders: phenomenology, diagnosis, and treatment.- REM sleep behavior disorder.- Restless legs syndrome and painful legs/moving toes.- Botulin toxin in movement disorders and spasticity.- Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration.- Movement disorders of the face.- Drug-induced movement disorders.- Stereotypy.- Movement disorders in children.- Systemic illnesses that cause movement disorders.- Neuroacanthocytosis syndromes.