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 ...

Discover the cutting-edge movement disorders research at BIDMC in Boston, MA, including Parkinson's, Huntington's, dystonia, PSP and MSA.

Let us begin by understanding what Dystonia and Parkinson's disease are. Dystonia is a movement disorder. It causes the muscles to contract, and can cause twisting motions or other movements that ...

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, ...

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 ...

Neurocrine Biosciences said on Monday its drug failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage clinical trial in patients with a type of disorder that disrupts the brain's ability to control muscles.

Scientists at Scripps Research have clarified the workings of a mysterious protein called Gαo, which is one of the most abundant proteins in the brain and, when mutated, causes severe movement ...

Crowds naturally form organized lanes when most people walk in two main directions, but become chaotic when walking directions vary beyond a critical threshold of 13-16 degrees. Walking speeds 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 ...