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Dystonia involves involuntary muscle contractions, but you're not out of options. Discover how botulinum toxin, DBS, and ...
Dystonia is a movement disorder in which a person's muscles contract uncontrollably. It affects about 1% of humans, and women are more prone to it than men.
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 ...
Focal dystonia is a neurological disorder involving involuntary spasms and cramping in muscles, such as the hands and fingers. It can result from overuse and tends to affect musicians, golfers, or ...
The average Botox dose for cervical dystonia in clinical trials was 236 units, given as multiple injections to affected muscles. Usually, your doctor will start you on a low dose, such as 100 units.
MICKLETON, N.J. (WPVI) -- Nearly everyone gets a muscle cramp from time to time. When muscle contractions won't stop and can't be controlled, that's called dystonia. A South Jersey man is now ...
Between February 1995 and June 1999, we studied seven women (mean age, 45 years; range, 33 to 63) who had had reflex sympathetic dystrophy for a mean of 13 years (range, 6 to 23).
The double-blind trial was conducted at Massachusetts Eye and Ear from January 2018 to December 2021. It involved 106 patients with alcohol-responsive and non-responsive laryngeal dystonia: 53 ...
Laryngeal dystonia, known previously as spasmodic dysphonia, is a rare condition that affects more than 50,000 people in the U.S. and Canada. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been public with his LD ...
Spasmodic dysphonia affects up to 50,000 people in North America, and is a subset of dystonia, a muscle contraction disorder that can affect many parts of the body.
Saxophonist Joey Berkley lost his ability to play due to the muscular disorder focal dystonia, but experimental treatment has given him enough flexibility to record a comeback album titled A Suite ...