Reviewed by Nicole Foubister, MD, NYU Child Study Center, and Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU College of Arts & Science, New York, NY Seated individuals who move one or both ...

To identify basal ganglia circuit dysfunctions that might produce repetitive behaviors known as motor stereotypies, we applied psychomotor stimulants and a direct dopamine receptor agonist to induce ...

—The results of a study comparing the stereotypic movements seen in tardive dyskinesia with those seen in functional movement disorders (FMDs) provide clues that may help distinguish these disorders.

Stereotypic movement disorder is a motor disorder that develops in childhood, typically before grade school, and involves repetitive, purposeless movement. Examples of stereotypic movements include ...

Q. I have a healthy 6-year-old daughter. She’s doing well in school. However, she has a habit of putting her hands in front of her mouth and moving her fingers back and forth while tensing her facial ...