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 ...

WELL, RIGHT NOW, NOVEMBER IS MOVEMENT DISORDER AWARENESS MONTH AND HERE TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW MOVEMENT DISORDERS IMPACT A PERSON’S DAILY LIFE, IS DOCTOR THOMAS HAMMOND, A NEUROLOGIST WITH ...

Huntington's disease symptom control relies on medications for involuntary movements, mood, and psychiatric symptoms, but there is no treatment to reverse or cure the disease.

Single-cell gene expression patterns in the brain motor and frontal cortex, and evidence from follow-up experiments, reveal many shared cellular and molecular similarities that could be targeted for ...

A team of Canadian and American scientists has made a promising breakthrough in understanding the origins of a mysterious neurological disorder known as mirror movements. The discovery was made by ...

Electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established method for treating disordered movement in Parkinson's disease. However, implanting electrodes in a person's brain is an invasive and ...