“The Singing Chef” Andy LoRusso is promoting public awareness of dystonia, the third most common movement disorder, estimated to affect 250,000 people in the United States. “Cooking for a Cure” on Friday, January 29, 2021 (6:00 PM Central Time) is an online interactive cooking event to benefit the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF). With 100 […]
An estimated 250,000 people in the United States have dystonia, a chronic movement disorder affecting the brain and nervous system. It is the third most common movement disorder after essential tremor and Parkinson disease. Dystonia causes excessive, uncontrollable muscle spasms. The muscle spasms twist the body and limbs into involuntary movements and awkward postures. Estimates […]
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the botulinum neurotoxin Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) as a first-line treatment of blepharospasm in adults, as announced in a press release from Merz. Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia that causes muscles around the eyes to contract involuntarily. Individuals with blepharospasm may experience excessive blinking, light […]
English