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Testing and observation specific to each child.
Some movement disorders have effective tests to confirm the condition, while others do not. In some cases, genetic, molecular, and/or metabolic testing can quickly diagnose a movement disorder. Those conditions that cannot be determined by these tests must be diagnosed using clinical expertise.
Before surgery is considered, a battery of tests may be conducted using our state-of-the-art neuroimaging, neurophysiology, and laboratory technologies. These may include:
- Cerebral spinal fluid analysis (spinal tap or lumbar puncture)
- CT or CAT scan (computed tomography scan)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity
- Evoked potentials
- Gait analysis
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March 8, 2013
March 8, 2013
