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 ...

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 ...

World championships silver medalist and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher announced today that she has been diagnosed with runner's dystonia. "For the past year I've been quietly battling for my health," ...

Chances are you have never heard of dystonia because it is a rare disorder. Yet here, just in the Puget Sound area, there are probably 80 to 100 people who suffer regularly — often silently — from ...

Two patients with primary generalized dystonia successfully treated with bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) continued to experience relief of symptoms for at least 2 months after active ...

Parkinson’s disease and dystonia are both movement disorders that affect the nervous system, and while they may seem similar on the surface, they are quite different in their causes, onset, and ...

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Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an injection prescribed to treat cervical dystonia in adults. Your doctor will typically start by prescribing a low dose, such as 100 units every 3 months. Depending on ...