MOVEMENT DISORDERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

Abstract

Objective: We provide a review of the movement disorders that can occur and complicate selected endocrine disorders.
Background: The nervous and the endocrine system are closely related and work together to maintain homeostasis of the human body. Endocrine dysfunctions may lead to various neurologic manifestations including movement disorders such as tremor, chorea, ataxia, ballism, parkinsonism and myoclonus. 
Conclusions: Movement disorders may occur as the initial symptom of an endocrine disease or at any time during its course and their association with the underlying disease is often difficult to identify. Sometimes they are the result of the medical interventions required for the management of the endocrine condition, while other times they subside with the treatment of the underlying disease. In many cases, the underlying pathophysiology that causes movement disorders in the setting of endocrine dysfunction has not been clarified.