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 ...

Parkinsonism can affect vision in surprising ways. Here are the common eye symptoms, how they impact daily life, and why ...

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 ...

More severe CTE stage and nigral pathology seen for participants with parkinsonism vs those without parkinsonism. HealthDay News — Multiple substantia nigra (SN) pathologies are associated with ...

Parkinsonism is a term for a group of neurological conditions that cause movement problems including tremors, slowed movement and stiffness, with Parkinson's disease being one of the better knowns ...

Altered sleep and vigilance are among the most frequent symptoms, besides parkinsonism, in movement disorders. As many as 60% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience insomnia, 15-59% show ...

Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism -- symptoms typical of Parkinson's disease like body tremors and slowing of body motions -- ...

Statins may protect against age-related parkinsonism, new research suggests. The observational study showed older adults taking statins had a lower risk for parkinsonism than their counterparts not ...

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 ...

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 & ...