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

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 ...

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 ...

—That question formed the basis of a new study from the U.K., which sought to learn more about the risk of tardive dyskinesia (TD)—a persistent, potentially irreversible movement disorder—in children ...

A neurologic disorder is any condition that affects the brain and nerves throughout the body. Common neurologic conditions in children include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity ...

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 ...

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.