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04/18/2024
The FDA approved givinostat, a nonsteroidal oral medication, for treating patients 6 years of age or older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
04/18/2024
04/08/2024
Do you think deep brain stimulation or botulinum toxin is more effective for the treatment of patients with primary dystonia? Let us know by taking our poll.
04/08/2024
08/28/2023
The American Academy of Neurology practice guideline, “The Treatment of Tics in People with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders,” was published in May 2019. Take our short quiz to find out how well...
08/28/2023
Interactive Features
04/08/2024
Do you think deep brain stimulation or botulinum toxin is more effective for the treatment of patients with primary dystonia? Let us know by taking our poll.
04/08/2024
08/28/2023
The American Academy of Neurology practice guideline, “The Treatment of Tics in People with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders,” was published in May 2019. Take our short quiz to find out how well...
08/28/2023
07/03/2023
New estimates have been released on the estimated number of Parkinson disease diagnoses per year. Are you familiar with the annual incidence rate? Take this pop quiz to test your knowledge!
07/03/2023
09/06/2022
At least 250,000 individuals in the United States have been diagnosed with dystonia. Test your knowledge on the movement disorder by taking this quiz, based on facts from the NIH.
09/06/2022
04/07/2022
Tourette syndrome is characterized by repetitive movement or vocal noises, called tics. Do you know which age group experiences peak tic severity?
04/07/2022
Clinical Insights
11/01/2019
Takatoshi Kasai, MD, PhD, and Shoichiro Yatsu, MD, PhD, are the lead authors on a new study that investigated the prevalence of restless legs syndrome in patients with coronary artery disease. Here are...
11/01/2019
07/09/2019
Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD, talks about his research on movement disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis, what the results mean for clinicians, and more.
07/09/2019
11/16/2018
Rachel Marie E. Salas, MD, FAAN, at Johns Hopkins Medicine, answers our questions about restless legs syndrome.
11/16/2018
11/15/2017
In this video, Michael Banks, MD, discusses how the discovery of this enzyme's role in neurodegenerative diseases could lead to the development of AEP-inhibitors and provide new treatment options for...
11/15/2017
11/11/2017
While women have a lower risk for developing Parkinson disease compared with men, "they tend to do worse and have more disability." In this video, Allison Willis, MD, MS, and co-leader of the Women and PD...
11/11/2017
