As for the other tremors, drug efficacy was generally disappointing and a moderate effect was only found with anticholinergics, tetrabenazine, clonazepam, β-blockers and primidone; levodopa was only ...

We examined the effects of acoustic and galvanic vestibular stimulation in a patient with cervical dystonia. Acoustic stimulation consisted of three conditions: "baseline" (no stimulation ...

Recently, a 53-year-old found himself suffering from focal hand dystonia – a neurological condition where involuntary muscle contractions occur in the hand, causing abnormal movements and it hinders ...

However, the severity of L-Dopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) varies between patients, being quite tolerable in late-onset patients. Understanding the pathogenesis of LID has contributed to the ...

A recent clinical trial found no effect of chronic intranasal oxytocin on social behaviour in children with autism spectrum disorders. The result is not surprising, as oxytocin facilitates social ...

Adult-onset dystonia can be acquired, inherited or idiopathic. The dystonia is usually focal or segmental and for a limited number of cases causal treatment is available. In recent years, rapid ...

Velvet beans, also known as Mucuna pruriens, naturally contain high levels of L-dopa, the precursor molecule to dopamine. Studies suggest that eating these beans may help raise dopamine levels ...

Dystonia is a common disorder of movement and tone, characterised by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal movements, postures or both. Children and young people with dystonia ...

In addition to the legs, restless legs syndrome (RLS) affects various other parts of the body, including the arms, abdomen, face, head-neck, oral cavity, genital area and bladder. RLS is also ...

familial acute respiratory distress syndrome, ANLN-related, dog (MONDO:1012930) neuromuscular channelopathy, KCNG1-related, cattle (MONDO:1012911) progressive retinal atrophy, FAM161A-related, dog ...