Revance Therapeutics, Inc.RVNC announced that it has started dosing patients with RT002 (botulinum toxin type A injection) in a phase II study for the treatment of cervical dystonia (a neurological ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Merz Pharmaceuticals today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA), a botulinum ...

BACKGROUND: Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary contractions and spasms of muscles. These actions force the body into repetitive, often twisting, movements and awkward, ...

Botulinum toxin (BTX) has been used at Baylor’s Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (PDCMDC) in the treatment of dystonia and related disorders since 1983. Its safety and efficacy ...

World championships silver medalist and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher announced today that she has been diagnosed with runner's dystonia. "For the past year I've been quietly battling for my health," ...

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 ...