The severity of epilepsy-related muscle pricking symptoms can be reliably estimated with artificial intelligence, according to a recent study. An artificial intelligence-based tool was used to analyze ...

In a pioneering study, from the Expertise Centre for Movement Disorders in Groningen, Machine Learning, a core area of artificial intelligence (AI), is successfully used for the first time to ...

Functional movement disorders (FMD), previously referred to as “psychogenic” movement disorders, are characterized by abnormal movements, postures or spasms, such as shaking (irregular tremor) or ...

A new study shows that wearable sensor technology can be used to reliably assess the occurrence of myoclonic jerks in patients with epilepsy also in the home environment. A new study by the University ...

A rare neurological disorder which shows symptoms like an unsteady, trembling gait, myoclonus (brief, shock-like muscle spasms) and opsoclonus (irregular, rapid eye movements) is known as opsoclonus ...

Dyskinesia is a state in which someone experiences involuntary movements. Chorea is a type of dyskinesia. Other types of dyskinesia include tics, myoclonus, dystonia, and akathisia. There are ...

Etomidate is widely used for induction in general anaesthesia due to its stability in haemodynamics and rapid onset of action. However, its use is frequently complicated by the occurrence of myoclonus ...

Involuntary muscle movements happen when your body moves without you intending it, like with tics or tremors. The causes of involuntary movements can be chronic conditions, nerve damage, drug ...

Dementia is a syndrome of ongoing brain decline, beyond what can be expected as a result of old age. The condition is often recognised when signs of pronounced memory loss emerge. There are, however, ...