A randomised crossover trial shows that zonisamide significantly improves motor symptoms and related disability in adults with myoclonus dystonia. Myoclonus dystonia is very rare, and Marie Vidailhet ...

Classifying the many different forms of myoclonus is difficult because the causes, effects, and responses to therapy vary widely. Listed below are the types most commonly described. Action myoclonus ...

Yasmina McGlone, 25, suffers from involuntary muscle spasms – myoclonus dystonia (Picture: Caters) A woman who has lived with a debilitating involuntary jerk since she was a child has revealed how she ...

DBS represents a major therapeutic advance for dystonia. However, dystonia consist of a very heterogeneous group of entities, which do not respond to DBS to the same extent. Recognized 'good' ...

Myoclonus (pronounced "my-OCK-lo-nus") is a sudden muscle spasm that you can’t control. It can be a natural reflex – like jumping when something scares you or getting the hiccups from laughing too ...

A SCOTS beauty who was unable to find love because of a mystery jerk has revealed how she would binge on at least 15 drinks a night to hide the involuntary muscle spasms. At age 18, Yasmina McGlone ...

Deep-brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus is a therapeutic option for dystonia. However, the available data are heterogeneous, ranging from single case reports to a few controlled studies ...