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 ...

Academic and engineering experts from the University of Strathclyde and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), have teamed up with UK and European partners to reduce rehabilitation ...

An artificial intelligence tool called DystoniaBoTXNet predicted which patients with dystonia would benefit from botulinum toxin injections with 96.3% accuracy. DystoniaBoTXNet could be a tool to aid ...

Oct. 14 (UPI) --A new award will help early career researchers who study dystonia, the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced Tuesday. The new Bachmann-Strauss Early Career Award is a two-year, $150,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes muscles to contract involuntarily, often leading to repetitive or twisting movements in different parts of the body. While the condition is not typically ...

Carl Luepker was 10 years old when he first noticed his right hand twitching slightly when he played piano. It was like it had a mind of his own. When he was 12, doctors diagnosed him with a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — September is National Dystonia Awareness Month. Dystonia is a chronic movement disorder affecting the brain and nervous system. If you are like a lot of people, you might not ...