New method more accurately assesses movement disorder in children (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

New method more accurately assesses movement disorder in children

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Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, a pediatric movement disorders specialist at WashU Medicine, sees a young patient with cerebral palsy at the St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center in West St. Louis County on August 14, 2023. A new study led by Aravamuthan identifies an objective way to measure leg dystonia, a common complication of cerebral palsy in children.

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MATT MILLER/WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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