University of Arizona researchers have revealed new insights into one of the most common complications faced by Parkinson's disease patients: uncontrollable movements that develop after years of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In patients with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, the HPRT1 enzyme doesn't work properly due to mutations in ...

People with movement disorders can have a difficult time doing day-to-day activities, which could impact their independence. This can affect how people see themselves and affect their social life.

-- Majority of individuals polled reported tardive dyskinesia negatively impacts their day-to-day ability to function, including individuals living with mild or moderate uncontrolled movements 1 The ...

Patients on antipsychotics need to be regularly monitored for signs of tardive dyskinesia, a medication-induced movement disorder diagnosed when the involuntary movements persist for at least a month ...

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.

Chorea-acanthocytosis is a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. It causes involuntary jerks and twitches in the muscles, known as chorea, and star-shaped red blood cells, known as ...

Tardive dyskinesia, or TD, is a drug-induced movement disorder that can occur in individuals taking certain medications that block dopamine receptors in the brain. Most commonly, cases of TD are ...

Hold on. Why is Carnie Wilson, the singer who co-founded the music trio Wilson Phillips, trying to bring more attention to tardive dyskinesia? After all, she doesn’t have TD herself. Well, both she ...

Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...