Before I tell a story (that I first read in The Globe and Mail newspaper) about Joaquin Farias and his years-long quest to unlock the mysteries of dystonia, I must…
A team of researchers at the University College of London (UCL) looking at the genome of childhood-onset dystonia patients has stumbled on a startling discovery: 28 of the patients had…
Bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been known to help with symptoms of dystonia. But for a form of tardive dyskinesia known as tardive dystonia, DBS hasn't been studied as…
When I was in my 20s and 30s, I performed in a lot of musical theater performances— “Music Man,” “Big River,” “Carousel,” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” I was…
Who would have thought that a classic novel came about because a student accidentally skipped a page in his test booklet for a final exam essay? The person charged with…
A few years ago, a friend of mine who is a violinist suddenly developed a movement disorder called focal dystonia. His neck began to have intermittent muscle contractions. His head would…
The artist's medium? Wood, mirrors, and various other materials. His art? Jarring and beautiful headpieces—Tiago Valente's way of understanding his own experience with dystonia. Tiago called it facial dystonia, and from…
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