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 ...

Movement disorders are neurological conditions characterised by impaired voluntary movements, the presence of involuntary movements, posture dysfunction, or normal-appearing movements at inappropriate ...

Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, a pediatric movement disorders specialist at WashU Medicine, sees a young patient with cerebral palsy at the St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center in West St. Louis ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (March 17, 2026) A study by an international team of researchers led by Santa Barbara City College (SBCC ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an involuntary movement disorder caused by long-term dopamine-blocking medications. Prolonged use may create chemical imbalances in brain areas controlling movement.

“I’d like to underscore the significance of adopting multifaceted approaches in the study and management of hyperkinetic movement disorders. These approaches should encompass not only motor symptoms ...

Movement disorders are increasingly recognised as a core aspect of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. These motor abnormalities encompass a range of manifestations, including dyskinesia, ...

UCLA Health researchers are seeking to develop a new wearable technology to catch one of the earliest but often overlooked ...

Anticholinergics are effective for some drug-induced movement disorders and not others because the mechanisms differ. Though patients may present with similar symptoms, not all drug-induced movement ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – When Ariya Stein was born, a doctor told her mom, Lilly, that she would likely never crawl or take steps. Ariya, who is three, has a diagnosis of spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy ...

Parents and other adults begging children to put down the screens and go outside and play may truly be onto something. Days before Mental Health Awareness Month kicked off on May 1, a new study found ...

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.