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 ...
BACKGROUND: Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes muscles to contract and create uncomfortable, abnormal postures. There are different types of dystonia that affect different muscles in the ...
(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 ...
Dystonia and chorea both describe sudden, involuntary movements associated with neurological disorders. However, people with dystonia display repetitive movements that follow a pattern while chorea ...
Dystonia is one of the commonest movement disorders and is thought to affect 70,000 people in the United Kingdom alone. It can cause a wide range of disabling symptoms, including painful muscle spasms ...
It is said that people come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When Traci Chadbourne and Nikki Abramson met at the Refine Conference in Bloomington last weekend it was definitely for ...
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 ...