Movement Disorders Archive — Page 1 of 1

Soccer goalkeeper in a yellow uniform dives across the grass to catch a white ball beside the goal.

January 18, 2018

Investigators eye new target for treating movement disorders

Blocking a nerve-cell receptor in part of the brain that coordinates movement could improve the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dyskinesia and other movement disorders, researchers at Vanderbilt University have reported.

By Bill Snyder

Multiple blue-toned sagittal MRI scans of the human brain arranged together, with white technical labels overlaid.

October 27, 2017

Impulsivity in Parkinson’s Disease

A noninvasive MRI technique may help predict a troubling side effect of common medications for Parkinson’s Disease and improve clinical treatment plans.

By Allyson Mallya