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 ...

Invasive neuromodulation therapies in movement disorders that target specific brain regions have paved the way for modulation of specific underlying networks. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a ...

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 ...

The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center offers clinical fellowship training in movement disorders. The fellowship can be either 12 months ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder that develops from taking dopamine receptor-blocking medications, such as certain first-generation (“typical”) antipsychotics. It causes uncontrolled ...

When someone develops a tremor or experiences slowed movements, Parkinson’s disease often comes to mind first. However, several neurological conditions present with remarkably similar symptoms, ...

Tardive dyskinesia is not typically reversible, but on rare occasions, it can be if caught early and treated immediately. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a medication-induced movement disorder involving ...

Chorea and hemiballismus are both forms of involuntary movement disorders. Hemiballismus can cause sudden, violent, and flinging motions. Chorea can cause irregular, spontaneous, and nonrepetitive ...

While you may not notice it every day, because movement comes naturally to many, there are people whose lives are disrupted by movement disorders, a diverse group of neurological conditions that make ...

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes muscles to contract involuntarily, often leading to repetitive or twisting movements in different parts of the body. While the condition is not typically ...