Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a degenerative disease caused by atrophy to the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for coordination of movement. Clinical features of spinocerebellar ataxia ...

Nearly a century ago, physicians realized that boxers who had sustained many hits to the head often became “punch drunk,” with symptoms such as slurred speech, poor balance, and tremors. The condition ...

Patients with atypical parkinsonism have symptoms like PD, including resting tremors, slowed movement, stiffness, gait difficulty and postural instability, but have additional symptoms and signs that ...

Share on Pinterest Athletes who develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from playing contact sports may have a high risk of developing Parkinsonism. Alexey Kuzma/Stocksy Playing contact sports ...

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) concerns abate in a great part of the world, fresh worries arise about the long-term consequences of the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Functional neurological disorder (FND) describes symptoms like paralysis, seizures, and tremor-related to a disorder of nervous system functioning rather than conditions like multiple sclerosis or ...

Galapagos has paused enrollment in a trial of a BCMA-directed CAR-T cell therapy, pumping the brakes in response to an adverse event also seen in recipients of Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & ...

Recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), or “ecstasy,” has been increasing. MDMA has classically been associated with serotonergic neurotoxicity in humans and in animal models.

Background An 80-year-old man with a 60 pack-year smoking habit, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia presented to a movement disorders clinic with a 30-month history of step-wise progression of ...