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 ...

New research shows PD’s diverse symptoms may stem from problems in a single brain circuit in the motor cortex, suggesting it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO – Mark Hallett, MD, chief of the motor control section at NINDS, discussed the pathology and etiology of ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a rare movement disorder linked to long-term use of certain medications, especially dopamine receptor-blocking drugs like antipsychotics. Early TD symptoms often start with ...

Scientists have just identified a previously unknown neurodevelopmental disorder, giving families the diagnosis they've been 'waiting years for'. Researchers at the University of Bristol shared their ...

Researchers have conclusively identified the genetic cause of a rare, progressive movement disorder. A rare extra-long version of a gene appears to cause nerve cells to become poisoned by toxic ...

It's a core symptom of Parkinson's disease that can affect your voluntary and automatic or repetitive movements. Your movements get slower, and you may find it harder to do everyday tasks, or tasks ...

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 ...