Crossing barriers: a multidisciplinary approach to children and adults with young-onset movement disorders.
Martje E van EgmondHendriekje EgginkAnouk KuiperDeborah A SivalCorien C Verschuuren-BemelmansMarina A J TijssenTom J de KoningPublished in: Journal of clinical movement disorders (2018)
This exploratory study demonstrates that a dedicated tertiary multidisciplinary approach to complex young-onset movement disorders may facilitate phenotyping and improve recognition of rare disorders, with a high diagnostic yield and minimal diagnostic delay. Future studies are needed to investigate the cost-benefit ratio of a multidisciplinary approach in comparison to regular subspecialty care.