Tremor is defined as a rhythmical, involuntary oscillation of a part of the body, due to alternating contractions of a pair of agonist-antagonist muscles. The cause of the tremor is usually diagnosed ...

To evaluate the importance of dystonia features that can predict concurrent tremor prevalence and tremor irregularity. To cluster dystonia cases based on important data-driven features using a large, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Five-year Clinical Research Center grant awarded to Mass Eye and Ear principal investigator, Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, will spur research into better understanding and treating laryngeal ...

On the primary outcome, 31% of head tremor patients in the botulinum toxin group improved by at least 2 points on the Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI) scale at 18 weeks, compared with 9% in ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 ...

Sodium oxybate provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients who were alcohol-responsive. The neurologic disorder causes laryngeal muscle spasms, leading to a chronically strained voice.

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness ...

Sodium oxybate (Xyrem), a drug approved to treat people with narcolepsy, provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients whose symptoms were alcohol-responsive, a phase IIb, double-blind, ...