Functional movement disorders (FMD), previously referred to as “psychogenic” movement disorders, are characterized by abnormal movements, postures or spasms, such as shaking (irregular tremor) or ...

Involuntary head twitching may range from neck spasms to uncontrolled tremors. Causes may include several movement disorders, such as Tourette syndrome and Parkinson’s disease. Involuntary head ...

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 ...

Tardive dyskinesia shares features with other movement disorders, such as Tourette syndrome and drug-induced Parkinsonism. But a diagnostic evaluation can reveal which condition is causing the ...

A special fundraising event was held at the Seneca Park Zoo on Saturday to bring awareness to dystonia, a neurological ...

Late-onset depression and anxiety are now considered risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It is also believed that the insidious emergence of a neurological ...

Our one-year pediatric movement disorders fellowship is designed to prepare child neurologists to become experts in the evaluation and treatment of conditions causing unwanted involuntary movements.

Movement disorders are neurologic conditions that cause problems with movement due to affect on brain. They can affect different parts of the body, including the limbs, hands, feet, facial muscles, ...

Whether the cause is Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, essential tremor, Tourette’s syndrome or any other condition classified as a movement disorder, it is agonizing for someone to understan ...

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is among eight academic medical centers worldwide selected to train a new movement disorder clinician-researcher through the distinguished Edmond J. Safra ...