In the spring of 2015, I had the wonderful opportunity to join the lab of Dr. David Standaert and participate in research involving dystonia, a mysterious movement disorder characterized by ...

Dystonia can affect everyone, from small children to older adults. Childhood dystonia is usually generalized dystonia (affecting most body parts). It is usually caused by genetic factors, while ...

Cervical dystonia is a rare condition in which your neck muscles involuntarily contract into abnormal positions. It causes repetitive twisting movements of your head and neck. The movements can be ...

You might get hand cramps after writing, typing, or holding your phone for long periods of time. Dehydration, diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, and focal dystonia can also cause hand cramps. If you ...

Chances are you have never heard of dystonia because it is a rare disorder. Yet here, just in the Puget Sound area, there are probably 80 to 100 people who suffer regularly — often silently — from ...

Parkinson’s disease and dystonia are both movement disorders that affect the nervous system, and while they may seem similar on the surface, they are quite different in their causes, onset, and ...

A new study showed DystoniaNet AI platform detected cases of dystonia from an MRI with 98.8 percent accuracy. There is currently no diagnostic test for dystonia. Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have ...

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Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an injection prescribed to treat cervical dystonia in adults. Your doctor will typically start by prescribing a low dose, such as 100 units every 3 months. Depending on ...