Get the picture: The UCLA Brain Mapping Center
A woman with major depression lies as motionless as she can, her head inside the doughnut hole of an MRI scanner that clangs, beeps, chirps and buzzes as it captures images of neural activity. She’s wearing headphones so she can listen to Pandora. However, brain mappers can see on their computer screens what’s going on in her head.
At the UCLA Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center (ALBMC), they are measuring her brain’s structure, shape, chemistry and function before treating her with electroconvulsive therapy. A few days after the treatment, they’ll map her again to compare the before and after.
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Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 4, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Master one of the most missed USMLE questions
With finals behind you, take a few minutes to sharpen your skills for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) with this exclusive scoop on one of the most challenging USMLE test prep questions and expert strategies to help you ace it. Find out what this month’s toughest question is and receive an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
Welcome to the fourth post in AMA Wire’s® series, “Tutor talk: Tips from Kaplan Medical on the most missed USMLE test prep questions from Kaplan’s Step 1 Qbank.” Each month, we’re revealing one of the top questions students miss, a helpf...
Source: AMA Wire - December 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
Dystonia not dystopia: effects of the legal high, 'Clockwork Orange' - Mackey HE, Hawksley O.
A 27-year-old man presented to hospital after smoking a legal high named 'Clockwork Orange'. He suffered dystonia, acute kidney injury, rhabdomyolysis, lactic acidosis and a troponin rise. He was treated with procyclidine and intravenous fluids.
L... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
How Tim Froio became a bionic man
Tim (far right) five years ago with his father Jon, mother Cheralyn and brothers Jonathan and Brandon
Timothy Froio has spent his life plagued by sudden, unwanted jerky movements.
“As a baby, he’d drift off to sleep in my arms and then jump, as if he felt like he was falling,” says his mother, Cheralyn. “He would jump so much that his body would stiffen.”
At age 2, putting together Legos, Tim struggled with violent tic-like movements in his upper torso, arms, legs, neck and head. “He’d jerk and the Legos would come apart and go all over,” says Cheralyn.
The same thing happened with his beverages: they’d s...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 3, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: All posts Diseases & conditions autism Dr. Jeff Waugh Dr. Scellig Stone movement disorders myoclonus neurology Source Type: news
Dystonia: Types, Causes and General Overview
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 28, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Mobility Impairments Source Type: news
Revance begins Phase II trial of botulinum toxin type A for injection to treat cervical dystonia
US-based biopharmaceutical firm Revance Therapeutics has started dosing in a Phase II dose-escalating clinical trial of an investigational drug product candidate, RT002, to treat cervical dystonia, a neurological muscle movement disorder. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - September 29, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
St. Jude Medical wins CE Mark for Infinity DBS device
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Infinity deep-brain stimulation device and directional lead for treating movement disorders.
Little Canada, Minn.-based St. Jude said the Infinity system is designed so that Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) mobile devices can be used as wireless controllers, via a Bluetooth connection. It’s the only upgradable DBS system for movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia.
The directional leads are designed to allow doctors to “steer” current to different parts of the brain, tailoring treatment...
Source: Mass Device - September 22, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Regulatory/Compliance CE Mark Deep-brain stimulation St. Jude Medical Source Type: news
DRC: MSF Treats Over 500 People After Drug Poisoning
Field newsDRC: MSF Treats Over 500 People After Drug Poisoning
September 18, 2015
In early January 2015, MSF was alerted by the local health authorities of a possible meningitis epidemic in the Ituri region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The patients were presenting with mysterious symptoms, including involuntary twitching and motor impairment (dystonia), abnormal posture, and facial assymetry. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - September 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elias Primoff Source Type: news
Boston Scientific Gets CE Mark For Vercise PC Deep Brain Stimulation System
Boston Scientific announced recently the CE Mark designation for its Vercise Primary Cell (PC) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD), primary and secondary dystonia, and essential tremor. Vercise PC is a non-rechargeable system that complements the company's rechargeable device in its new DBS portfolio. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - September 14, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Boston Scientific wins CE Mark for Vercise DBS component
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) today said it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for a component of its Vercise deep brain stimulation device that allows physicians to “steer” electric currents to different parts of the brain.
Natick, Mass.-based Boston Scientific 1st won CE Mark approval for Vercise in 2012. The most recent mark covers its Vercise primary cell device, which in conjunction with a directional lead, is designed to “provide precise neural targeting” in treating Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and essential tremor, the company said.
“This new system exemplifies the Bo...
Source: Mass Device - September 10, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news
Yes You Can: How running with Team Hoyt changed this father’s life
Elijah Gauthier, 3, and Rick Hoyt, 53, have a lot in common. Both are first-born sons. Both have smiles that light up a room. Both love running with their fathers.
And both have faced incredible challenges. Elijah and Rick were diagnosed with cerebral palsy early in life. They can’t walk. They can’t speak.
When Rick was born, his parents were told, “He’s a vegetable. Put him in an institution.” They refused. Since then, Rick and his father Dick Hoyt have inspired parents and families around the world. The father-son team has logged more than 1,100 races, with Dick pushing Rick in a specially designed running chai...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 18, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our patients’ stories parenting cerebral palsy orthopedics Source Type: news
Ataxia with Parkinsonism and dystonia after intentional inhalation of liquefied petroleum gas - Godani M, Canavese F, Migliorini S, Sette MD.
The practice of inhaling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to commit suicide is uncommon and almost exclusively a prerogative of the prison population. Numerous cases of sudden deaths caused by intentional propane and/or butane inhalation have been described, ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Relief of dystonia symptoms is sustained in pediatric patients undergoing deep brain stimulation
Children and adolescents who received deep brain stimulation for generalized dystonia maintained significant symptom relief for up to eight years, according to a study. The results reinforce the observation that patients with a shorter duration of symptoms, and a younger age at implantation, experience better outcomes, researchers say. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Dystonia Therapeutic Assessment Pipeline Review H1 2015 Market...
RnRMarketResearch.com adds “Dystonia – Pipeline Review, H1 2015” to its store. The report provides an overview of the Dystonia’s therapeutic pipeline.(PRWeb May 28, 2015)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/dystonia-pipeline-review/h1-2015-market-report/prweb12751925.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 29, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Common Are Tremors in Childhood?
Discussion
Tremor is one of several movement disorders in childhood including tics, dystonia, chorea, myoclonus, and sterotypy. Tremors are a rhythmic oscillating involuntary movement across a joint axis. They are the result of normal or accentuated postural or muscular processes. They are categorized as follows:
Rest tremor – occurs during rest and stops with movement
Action tremor- occurs during a voluntary activity
Kinetic tremor- occurs when limb is moving
Postural tremor – occurs when the limb is stationary but held against gravity
Isometric tremor – occurs when limb is stationary but is exerting a...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 11, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
