Tremor is defined as a rhythmical, involuntary oscillation of a part of the body, due to alternating contractions of a pair of agonist-antagonist muscles. The cause of the tremor is usually diagnosed ...

To evaluate the importance of dystonia features that can predict concurrent tremor prevalence and tremor irregularity. To cluster dystonia cases based on important data-driven features using a large, ...

(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 ...

Movement disorders like Parkinson's disease, tremors and dystonia affect the brain, spine and nerves, causing abnormal, slow or limited movement. For those who have been diagnosed with a movement ...

It was spring 2014, and I was working for the federal forest service. Increasingly, I found myself holding my chin to keep my head from shaking when I worked at my computer or during meetings. I also ...

Five-year Clinical Research Center grant awarded to Mass Eye and Ear principal investigator, Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, will spur research into better understanding and treating laryngeal ...

On the primary outcome, 31% of head tremor patients in the botulinum toxin group improved by at least 2 points on the Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI) scale at 18 weeks, compared with 9% in ...

When 64-year-old Mesquite resident Charlene Lacenski visits the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health to see her doctor, she might as well be carrying a microphone and standing under a ...

Sodium oxybate provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients who were alcohol-responsive. The neurologic disorder causes laryngeal muscle spasms, leading to a chronically strained voice.

Johnny McCoy developed a little-known but surprisingly common neurological disorder called dystonia from a head injury he sustained 40 years ago while serving in the military. He is using his ...

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness ...