A recent study found that the way cerebellar neurons communicate with other brain regions is different in various movement disorders. The cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our ...

A new study suggests that patients with essential tremor have unusual brain waves in the cerebellum that cause the tremors (the same brain waves in mice produce tremor). The left image show a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 76-year-old man makes an appointment for an evaluation of shakiness. The patient’s past medical history is ...

Cerebellar hypoplasia can arise due to genetic factors or other conditions. The outlook for people with cerebellar hypoplasia varies according to the condition’s severity and the underlying cause.

Injections of botulinum toxin type A were significantly more effective than placebo at reducing essential or isolated head tremor severity at 18 weeks, the multicenter Btx-HT trial in France found. On ...

HONOLULU — New imaging data may explain how transcutaneous afferent patterned stimulation (TAPS), a noninvasive, wearable therapy, works in patients with essential tremor (ET). In a small study that ...

Q: I am 65 years old, and my hands started to shake a couple of years ago. Last week my doctor told me I had essential tremor but that I could wait to do something until it got worse. Please tell me ...

Cerebellar agenesis is a condition in which the normal formation of the hindbrain is disrupted. Patients with this disorder have very few pieces of cerebellar tissue - frequently the remains of lower ...