However, there could be many more because dystonia is one of the most widely underdiagnosed movement disorders. It is often ...

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 and much less well-known ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a friend in his early 50s who has always been healthy. He has just been diagnosed with cervical dystonia. His head bobbles. He has had Botox shots, but these did not help. It ...

Dystonia encompasses a heterogeneous group of movement disorders that manifest with involuntary, sustained muscle contractions resulting in abnormal postures and repetitive movements. Beyond the ...

- VIM0423, a potential first-in-class oral medicine for isolated dystonia, is currently being studied in a Phase 1 clinical trial; Phase 2 planned for fourth quarter of 2025 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 29, ...

A recent grant award in the Department of Neurology serves to help investigators analyze how a group of brain cells may be responsible for changes to neural circuits that lead to the movement disorder ...

Imagine your doctor prescribing you a shot of vodka or whiskey to bring you some relief. Well, a new study out of Boston shows the promise of an alcohol-mimicking drug for patients with the ...

Laryngeal dystonia (LD), a rare neurological disease that significantly impacts a person's ability to speak due to uncontrollable vocal cord spasms, can have a debilitating effect on a person's social ...