"High-functioning autism" isn’t a formal medical term but refers to someone with autistic traits and possibly more ...

Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deletions ... brain is crucial for maintaining normal brain function. By leveraging this groundbreaking science ...

A new study published in Genetics in Medicine identifies a novel disease-associated gene, GPKOW, that plays an important role ...

About Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deletions ... for maintaining normal brain function. By leveraging this groundbreaking ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveal today in Nature Genetics associations between rare loss-of-function variants in two genes and bipolar disorder. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, March ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a neurological condition caused by a long-term ...

Observed brain changes illuminate a link between emotional attachment and decision-making deficits in people with hoarding disorder.

According to the complaint, the student has disabilities, including "sensory sensitivities, an executive function disorder and probable learning disabilities." The complaint says the boy regularly ...