Q: My cousin was diagnosed with dystonia, what is this? A: Dystonia is a disorder of involuntary muscle contractions that may cause repetitive and/or abnormal movement or postures, for example ...

Many neurological conditions that involve involuntary muscle contractions have long been considered as diseases of the brain. However, both the brain and the spinal cord contain many nerve cells ...

Dystonia is a rare neurological disorder, which is characterized by involuntary, twisting and distorting movements and postures. People with dystonia may be limited in their ability to perform ...

Dystonia is a common and disabling movement disorder in humans. It encompasses a variety of different symptoms including torticollis, limb and trunk dystonia, writer's cramp, blepharospasm and spastic ...

- 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, ...

Cerebral palsy affects around one in 345 children in the U.S., and more than half of them experience a problem called dystonia - involuntary and often painful muscle contractions, most commonly in the ...