Study finds factors that may cause fluctuations in deep brain stimulation levels over time
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) Deep brain stimulation therapy blocks or modulates electrical signals in the brain to improve symptoms in patients suffering from movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia, but a new study suggests that several factors may cause electrical current to vary over time. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mystery disorder a 'life sentence'
The movement disorder dystonia is cloaked in mystery and can take years to diagnose. In most cases, the cause is unknown; there is no cure. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mysterious disorder 'life sentence'
The movement disorder dystonia is cloaked in mystery and can take years to diagnose. In most cases, the cause is unknown; there is no cure. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mysterious disorder a 'life sentence'
The movement disorder dystonia is cloaked in mystery and can take years to diagnose. In most cases, the cause is unknown; there is no cure. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deep Brain Stimulation Effective For Most Common Hereditary Dystonia
In what is believed to be the largest follow-up record of patients with the most common form of hereditary dystonia - a movement disorder that can cause crippling muscle contractions - experts in deep brain stimulation report good success rates and lasting benefits. Michele Tagliati, MD, neurologist, director of the Movement Disorders Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Department of Neurology, and Ron L. Alterman, MD, chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, published the study in the July issue of the journal Neurosurgery... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Long-term study reports deep brain stimulation effective for most common hereditary dystonia
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) In what is believed to be the largest follow-up record of patients with the most common form of hereditary dystonia -- a movement disorder that can cause crippling muscle contractions -- experts in deep brain stimulation report good success rates and lasting benefits. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Botulinum Toxin Benefits Many PSP Patients With DystoniaBotulinum Toxin Benefits Many PSP Patients With Dystonia
For patients with progressive supranuclear palsy, botulinum toxin A injections relieve disabling blepharospasm and neck and hand dystonia. The greatest benefit is in treating blepharospasm. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Botulinum Toxin Good Long-Term in Dystonia (CME/CE)
SYDNEY (MedPage Today) -- After at least 10 years of treatment, dystonia patients receiving botulinum neurotoxin continued to achieve symptom relief at the same magnitude and at virtually the same dose used at baseline, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Pain Management)
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - June 17, 2013 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Movement Disorder Docs Meet Down Under
SYDNEY (MedPage Today) -- Parkinson's disease will get the main spotlight at the annual meeting of the Movement Disorder Society next week, but dystonia, tics, ataxia, spasticity, and other disorders will share the stage here. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - June 14, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
Opinion: Disease and the Public Eye
I had never heard of dystonia — until my doctors told me I had it. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ALLISON HERSH LONDON Tags: Google Inc GOOG NASDAQ Fox, Michael J CBS Corporation CBS NYSE Medicine and Health Dystonia Source Type: news
Medtronic: Class 1 Recall - Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Kit and Activa Dystonia HDE Kit
Use of lead cap may cause lead damage. Lead replacement may be required or optimal therapy may not be provided. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - May 7, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Class I Medical Device Recall: Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Kit and Activa Dystonia HDE Kit
There is a potential for damage due to the use of the lead cap provided in DBS and Dystonia kits. (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - May 7, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Class I Recall of Medtronic DBS Lead Kits Class I Recall of Medtronic DBS Lead Kits
The FDA has classified a notification by Medtronic to physicians about potential complications with the lead cap in its lead kits and dystonia therapy kits a class I recall. News Alerts (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Alert Source Type: news
Medtronic Announces FDA Classification Of Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Cap Communication
In keeping with its commitment to keep physicians informed about product performance and safety, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction notification in February 2013 to provide physicians with information concerning the potential for deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead damage associated with the use of the lead cap provided in Medtronic DBS lead kits and dystonia therapy kits. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 3, 2013 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Neuroimaging Correlates of Psychogenic vs Organic DystoniaNeuroimaging Correlates of Psychogenic vs Organic Dystonia
The neurobiological basis of psychogenic movement disorders remains unclear, and diagnosis challenging. Can functional neuroimaging be used to differentiate between psychogenic and organic origins? Brain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
