March 12, 2025
March 10, 2025
The Hope Weekend is designed to celebrate together the momentum created by raising funds that have a direct impact on the research.
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March 10, 2025
Saturday, April 27th, 2024, Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure held their 5th Annual Cajun Crawfish Boil at Momentum Labs in Alachua. There was something for […]
March 8, 2025
March 7, 2025
Congratulations To Dr. Stephanie Cernera and Dr. Jun Yu. Dr. Yu was awarded an clinical fellowship and Dr. Cernera a research fellowship for, “Beyond Theta: Analyzing […]
March 7, 2025
A new study found that an FDA-approved medication to treat HIV restored multiple brain abnormalities in a mouse model of a genetic form of dystonia.
April 19, 2022
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been a treatment for medication-refractory dystonia in children for over 20 years, showing short-term benefits in inherited, isolated, and idiopathic cases. A review of long-term outcomes, spanning 5 or more years post-DBS in patients under 21, reveals sustained motor improvement, with median Burke-Fahn-Marsden scores improving from 2.5% to 93.2% across dystonia subtypes. Most implants targeted the globus pallidus internus, with an average follow-up of 8.5 years. While data on neuropsychiatric outcomes and adverse events is limited, quality of life improvements persist without significant cognitive or psychiatric issues, though hardware-related complications remain a concern.
July 7, 2021
Dr. Aparna Wagle-Shukla Dystonia is the third most common type of movement disorder. Dystonia occurs due to abnormal firing of brain signals that cause excessive and […]
October 13, 2019
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary repetitive, sustained muscle contractions, or postures. About 300,000 to 500,000 individuals, including military and veteran populations, suffer from […]