But the second edition, published in 1968, included a section on behavior disorders in young people. It referred to ADHD-type characteristics as "hyperkinetic reaction of childhood or adolescence." ...

Early in the course of the development of these agents, haloperidol was found to cause not only hypokinetic and hyperkinetic motor disorders but also a potentially fatal syndrome of muscle ...

As in the other hyperkinetic disorders it was found in this small series of cases that the effective lesion within the thalamus varied somewhat from case to case in its position. Therefore ...

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show at the end of February 2024, over 1.6 million older people ...

The neurochemical alterations underlying involuntary movement disorders are not well understood, but excess dopamine or increased sensitivity of dopamine receptors have been postulated to play a ...

Another 72,590 claimants had hyperkinetic syndrome – also known as ADHD – which is up by around 20,000 since before the ...

Similar to other hyperkinetic movement disorders, tardive stereotypies are usually exacerbated during stress, disappear during sleep, and may be volitionally suppressed, at least temporarily. Other ...

According to Table 3, 61.5% of prescriptions of risperidone were issued for hyperkinetic disorders and 36.5% for conduct disorders. These are present in 40–60% of hyperkinetic disorders.

Background The stimulant methylphenidate (MPH) has been a mainstay of treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for many years. Owing to the short ...

Attendance Allowance is a benefit paid to people of state pension age and older who have a long-term health condition or ...