Chorea and hemiballismus are both forms of involuntary movement disorders. Hemiballismus can cause sudden, violent, and flinging motions. Chorea can cause irregular, spontaneous, and nonrepetitive ...

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 ...

Tardive dyskinesia causes involuntary movements in some people taking antipsychotic medications. Here’s what you need to know about this movement disorder. Antipsychotic medications are a mainstay of ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder causing involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal postures. Botulinum toxin (e.g., Botox) is the gold-standard, first-line treatment for focal dystonias, which ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder. It’s a side effect of taking neuroleptic drugs. Treatment is focused on stopping the recurrence or persistence of symptoms. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a ...

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 ...

Huntington’s disease is a neurological (brain) condition that causes involuntary movement, changes to emotions, behavior, and thinking. Huntington’s is a genetic disease that worsens over time.

MINNEAPOLIS – Dementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, than the general population, according to research ...

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes muscles to contract involuntarily, often leading to repetitive or twisting movements in different parts of the body. While the condition is not typically ...