THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW: Experts estimate that a minimum of 300,000 people in North America have a form of dystonia. Dystonia can be caused by genetic mutations, reactions to drugs, or traumatic ...
like Dystonia Cymru. "These people are like family... dystonia is very isolating and there is so little awareness unless you have it. Others have no idea what it's like to constantly live with ...
When muscle contractions won't stop and can't be controlled, that's called dystonia. A South Jersey man is now sharing his long experience with it. "I was a nurse at the time and I was punched in ...
Sodium oxybate (Xyrem), a drug approved to treat people with narcolepsy, provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients whose symptoms were alcohol-responsive, a phase IIb, double-blind ...
People with laryngeal dystonia (LD), a condition that makes the voice sound strained and hoarse, might benefit from a drug already used to treat a sleep disorder, researchers say. Some volunteers ...
Admitted to NIMHANS in Bengaluru, the teenage was diagnosed with idiopathic dystonia, a movement disorder. With an expensive Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery as the only option, her family is ...