Neuromodulation in Dystonia Meeting Held in Atlanta

On Nov. 13-14, 2025, the DMRF hosted a meeting on “Neuromodulation in Dystonia.” Neuromodulation involves treatments that use mild electrical pulses to alter nerve activity in targeted areas of the brain or nervous system to reduce muscle spasms and contractions. The meeting was chaired by Noreen Bukhari-Parlakturk, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Duke University Health in Chapel Hill, NC and Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Session topics included “Fundamental Insights into Neuromodulation Targets for Dystonia,” “Network Level Effects of Brain Stimulation in Dystonia,” and “Translational Insights from Clinical Trials in Dystonia.”