November 8, 2006— Researchers report that pallidal deep-brain stimulation proved more effective than sham-stimulation control in a trial of patients with primary generalized or segmental dystonia. In ...

When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are probably what first spring to mind. However, there are other equally debilitating and much less well-known ...

Dystonia refers to a range of movement disorders characterized by muscle spasms and contractions. The contractions may be sustained or intermittent and are often awkward and sometimes painful. In some ...

MENTION Parkinson’s Disease and many people will have had some form of interaction with the condition, from reading an awareness leaflet, though to personal experience of the disease itself. Dystonia ...

A study of Danish probands with primary torsion dystonia is presented. The probands were examined clinically and biochemically to exclude secondary dystonia. Mutation analyses for the GAG-deletion in ...

The symptoms of dystonia vary depending on which form of the condition a person has and how severe it is. If the dystonia is genetic or the cause is unknown, it is termed primary dystonia, while ...

Dystonia is a condition that causes involuntary or unusual movements. There are several different types of dystonia. Focal dystonia affects a single body part, which is usually the fingers or hands.

DBS represents a major therapeutic advance for dystonia. However, dystonia consist of a very heterogeneous group of entities, which do not respond to DBS to the same extent. Recognized 'good' ...

Dystonia is characterized by twisting postures, tremor, and pain resulting from sustained muscle contractions. Idiopathic dystonia, in which dystonia is the only neurologic symptom, follows a very ...