Scientists have uncovered a surprising new genetic cause of a rare movement disorder after analyzing nearly 3,000 patients ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute find activity in more easily accessible Purkinje cells in ...

Stereotypic movement disorder is a motor disorder that develops in childhood, typically before grade school, and involves repetitive, purposeless movement. Examples of stereotypic movements include ...

When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are probably what first spring to mind. However, there are other equally debilitating and much less well-known ...

A new study upends movement disorder research, proving Purkinje cells are a poor biomarker for deep cerebellar nuclei.

Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder affecting about 2% of the American population, and more than 20% of those over 90 years old. Despite its prevalence and decades of study, ...

Paroxysmal movement disorders are characterised by sudden, transient episodes of involuntary movement, often triggered by voluntary motion, stress or environmental changes. This spectrum encompasses ...

Using a common attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication appears to help manage the symptoms of a rare and currently difficult to treat genetic movement disorder primarily found in ...

A 59-year-old woman with a background of HIV living with an uncontrollable movement disorder presented to Eoghan Donlon, MB, BCh BAO, MRCPI, of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, ...

Chorea is an involuntary movement disorder that causes irregular muscle movements. It occurs due to the overactivity of dopamine in the brain, which can have many causes. Treatment and outlook both ...

Table 1 Previously published cases of movement disorders and motor abnormalities in adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. The higher proportion of patients with a history of any motor abnormality, ...