Credit: Getty Images The American Academy of Sleep Medicine published guidance regarding the treatment of restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder. The American Academy of Sleep ...

While periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) and restless leg syndrome (RLS) are well-known in Parkinson disease, similar movements during wakefulness are not as well described. A recent case report ...

A 59-year-old woman with a background of HIV living with an uncontrollable movement disorder presented to Eoghan Donlon, MB, BCh BAO, MRCPI, of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, ...

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is often worse at nighttime. Some people may only have the symptoms at this time. Many with RLS also experience limb movements during sleep. As many as 80% of people with ...

Dr. Carrie Chui (Neurology): A 79-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of involuntary movements on the left side and transient unresponsiveness. The patient had been in his usual state ...

People with from spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work fine, and the neurons in their brain are still operational, but the ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

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 ...