Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are probably what first spring to mind.

For some people, the underlying problem causing involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal movements or postures is dystonia, a neurological movement disorder.

Approximately 40 million people in the U.S. are affected yearly by one of 30 or more neurological movement disorders, according to multiple reports. Among the most common movement disorders an ...

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 ...

Movement disorders often show overlapping symptoms, making it difficult for doctors to make the correct diagnosis. Patients may also experience multiple movement disorders at the same time, further ...

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Tardive dyskinesia (TD) and related drug-induced movement disorders represent a spectrum of involuntary hyperkinetic and hypokinetic syndromes arising predominantly from long-term exposure to dopamine ...

Dyskinesia is when you experience involuntary movements. Chorea is one type of dyskinesia. It is associated with health conditions like Huntington’s disease, infection, or side effects of medications.

Dystonia and chorea are two types of involuntary movement associated with neurological disorders. Dystonia movements are repetitive, while chorea movements are more random. A person with dystonia may ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Earlier this month, in the first week of May, many mental health advocates, psychiatrists, and patients around the country observed Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) Awareness Week. Tardive dyskinesia is a ...

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 ...