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 ...

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Dystonia is a neurological disorder causing involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal postures. Botulinum toxin (e.g., Botox) is the gold-standard, first-line treatment for focal dystonias, which ...

Clonus reflex is a set of rhythmic, involuntary muscle movements. It is a neurological condition that affects the nerve cells that control muscle movements. Damage to the nerves, as in clonus, causes ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) – People with a disorder called dystonia experience involuntary muscle contractions, causing painful contortions and limiting movement. Surgeons have a simple ...

Chorea-acanthocytosis is a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. It causes involuntary jerks and twitches in the muscles, known as chorea, and star-shaped red blood cells, known as ...

Researchers uncovered new findings about involuntary muscle movements that come with long-term administration of Parkinson's drug levodopa. University of Arizona researchers have revealed new insights ...

Loren André Colón De Jesús trembled before the camera, letting the world see, for the first time, the symptoms of a condition that he had hidden for more than a decade. The video posted on his TikTok ...

Chattering teeth – that rapid, sometimes noisy clack of your upper and lower teeth – is a minor, startling symptom that can ...