LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, the attendees will enhance their knowledge about:

  1. Phenomenological differences in movement disorders, classification and  diagnostic approach
  2. Pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnosis of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
  3. Non-motor symptoms of PD
  4. Medical treatment of PD, motor complications of the disease and device-aided therapies
  5. Differential diagnosis of Atypical Parkinsonism spectrum and treatment strategies
  6. Mechanisms and classification of hyperkinetic movement disorders, diagnosis and treatment
  7. Neurosurgical fundamentals of movement disorders surgery
  8. Patient and anatomical target selection for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
  9. Basal ganglia circuitry, DBS mechanisms of action, DBS procedure and its variations
  10. DBS hardware and components
  11. Post-operative programming for PD, tremor and dystonia
  12. Management of stimulation induced side effects and long-term strategies for sustained efficacy
  13. Principles and practice of MR Guided Focused Ultrasound treatment
  14. Future perspectives and expectations in management of movement disorders.