Auditory and visual hallucinations are hallmark symptoms of psychosis, but in the prodromal stage, a patient might describe hearing whispers or footsteps or notice brief distortions when looking at ...

Attention has turned to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder. Here's what it is and why it's often mistaken for Parkinson’s disease.

A Vancouver woman is suing Legacy Health, Kaiser Permanente Northwest and two physicians over complications she experienced after taking a drug to treat her chronic stomach condition.

Scientists have found a key brain network that’s disrupted by Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published today in Nature. The results change doctors’ understanding of what causes Parkinson’s ...

Background No disorder-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) has yet been validated for functional movement disorders (FMDs), leaving a critical gap in clinical care and research. Objective ...

The medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating Huntington’s disease chorea are Xenazine (tetrabenazine), Ingrezza (valbenazine) and Austedo (deuterabenazine).

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 ...

Akathisia and tardive dyskinesia are neurological movement disorders that can develop as side effects of certain dopamine-blocking medications, particularly antipsychotics. Because both can involve ...

Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is a serious, often misunderstood movement disorder that disproportionately affects Black patients. Caused by long-term use of certain medications, particularly antipsychotics, ...

A major Murdoch University review has found that for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS), walking is hindered not only by physical symptoms but also by external emotional and societal challenges.

Bipolar disorder can increase the risk of developing dementia. Some symptoms of bipolar disorder overlap with symptoms of dementia. Managing health conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure can ...

In 2003, Medtronic first received a humanitarian green light from the FDA to offer its deep brain stimulation implants to treat the symptoms of dystonia—the painful movement disorder that can cause ...