World championships silver medalist and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher announced today that she has been diagnosed with runner's dystonia. "For the past year I've been quietly battling for my health," ...

Laryngeal dystonia causes spasms in the voice box (larynx). It can affect voice quality, leading to hoarseness or interruptions in sound. It may become difficult for a person to speak. Oromandibular ...

Sodium oxybate provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients who were alcohol-responsive. The neurologic disorder causes laryngeal muscle spasms, leading to a chronically strained voice.

Dystonia is a life-crippling disorder that causes patients to lose control over muscle movements. However, surgery can help patients curb the spasms. Dystonia is a life-crippling disorder that causes ...

DULUTH — One of Duluth’s most accomplished athletes announced she has a rare neurological disorder that affects her ability to run. Kara Goucher, 43, announced over social media Tuesday she had been ...

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder.

A Columbia resident with cervical dystonia, a chronic and painful disorder causing involuntary spasms of neck muscles, won a national contest that will award $10,000 to the Bethesda Naval Hospital to ...

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder.

"He could not sit on a chair, he had to lie down in a bed or on the floor. He could not write his name on a piece of paper. The poor boy was basically wheelchair bound," Michele Tagliati, M.D., FAAN, ...