TS symptoms typically begin between the ages of 4 and 7. These symptoms present in the form of tics, or sudden, rapid, ...

Dystonia can affect everyone, from small children to older adults. Childhood dystonia is usually generalized dystonia (affecting most body parts). It is usually caused by genetic factors, while ...

Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of ...

Tardive dyskinesia shares features with other movement disorders, such as Tourette syndrome and drug-induced Parkinsonism. But a diagnostic evaluation can reveal which condition is causing the ...

Whether the cause is Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, essential tremor, Tourette’s syndrome or any other condition classified as a movement disorder, it is agonizing for someone to understan ...

DEAR ERIC: I am a young adult with a movement disorder similar to Parkinson’s. It causes uncontrollable, violent, jerky, muscle movements, called dyskinesias, in nearly every part of my body. These ...