TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Tremor and Movement Disorders A1 - Kasper, Dennis L. A1 - Fauci, Anthony S. A1 - Hauser, Stephen L. A1 - Longo, Dan L. A1 - Jameson, J. Larry A1 - Loscalzo, Joseph PY - 2016 T2 - Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e AB - APPROACH TO THE PATIENT: Movement DisordersDivided into akinetic rigid forms, with muscle rigidity and slowness of movement, and hyperkinetic forms, with involuntary movements. In both types, preservation of strength is the rule. Most movement disorders arise from disruption of basal ganglia circuits; common causes are degenerative diseases (hereditary and idiopathic), drug induced, organ system failure, CNS infection, and ischemia. Clinical features of the various movement disorders are summarized below. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128782938 ER -