Movement Disorders Curricula

Cristian Falup-Pecurariu is Head of the Department of Neurology, County Emergency Clinic Hospital from Brasov, and is Lecturer of Neurology at the Transilvania University from Brasov, Romania. During his career Prof. Falup-Pecurariu was President of the European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (EAYNT), EAYNT Liasion Officer with World Federation of Neurological Society, co-representative of Europe on the International Working Group for Young Neurologists and Trainees (World Federation of Neurology). He was also Secretary of the EFNS/MDS-ES Panel on Movement Disorders, member of the Educational Committee of MDS-ES. Currently is member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society Leadership Task Force and European Academy of Neurology Scientific Panel Movement Disorders. He is member of EUROPAR (European Parkinson's Group) and International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society Non motor study group. He is the founder and Course Director of the Movement Disorders Teaching Course held in Brasov. His research focuses on non-motor aspects of Parkinson's diseases and restless legs syndrome. Prof. Falup-Pecurariu has authored several articles in the major peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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.