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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People with uncontrolled movement problems can have a harder time doing everyday tasks such as speaking, reading, writing, and cooking, which can cause a loss of independence. This may cause people to ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results from a neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. Kennedy, 71 ...

Post-pump chorea (PPC) is a complication of major heart surgery and usually occurs in children. It causes involuntary and uncontrollable movements. PPC is a movement disorder that occurs due to nerve ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Eric: I am a young adult with a movement disorder similar to Parkinson’s. It causes uncontrollable, violent, jerky, muscle movements, called dyskinesias ...

Athetosis and chorea are two types of involuntary movements that can occur in children and adults with neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy. The movements have different features, and the ...

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 ...

VIENNA — The state’s first two-day symposium for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders will be held today and Saturday at the Grand Central Church of Christ at 5805 Grand Central Ave. in Vienna. The ...