MBE Alistair Newton Advisor Dystonia Europe A local medical school In my home town, St Andrews in Scotland, we have an ancient university with a fine medical school. A few years ago, the tutors created a Patient Partnership group, inviting local people with several different types of illness, to meet students in…
Emma, one patient who underwent DBS for dystonia and taught me a lesson
Benedetta Storti1,2, Camillo Foresti2, Roberto Donati 3 1 Department of Neurology, Milano Bicocca, Italy 2 UOS Neurophysiology, UOC Neurology ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy 3 UOC Neurosurgery ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy Introduction Dystonia associated with DYT1 mutation is an early-onset isolated dystonia usually first apparent with focal symptoms. Over time, the…
Improving quality of life of people living with Dystonia
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a safe and well-established therapy that can alleviate the symptoms of dystonia. When used in conjunction with visualisation software, such as GUIDETM XT, it becomes a more efficient and effective therapy. Following on our recent newsletter in Dystonia Europe (Spring 2021 Edition, page 9-10) presenting the benefits of GUIDETM XT…
Milan’s Clinic for movement disorders, Botulinum toxin and personalised rehabilitation plans
The Sol Diesis clinic for musicians, that has been running since 2004 within the IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, is devoted to the prevention and treatment of neuromuscular diseases of professional and amateur musicians. “The patient’s medical and musical history, and a careful observation of the musician when he performs- says doctor Rosa Maria Converti, head…
Welcome to September and Dystonia Awareness Month 2021!
The Dystonia Europe Team is very excited about the upcoming awareness month and all the activities that will take place. We kick off the month with our Annual Dystonia Conference: Dystonia Day 2021 on Saturday 4 September. For program, speakers and link to registration see: https://dystonia-europe.org/dystonia-day-2021-online/ We hope to see a big audience from around the…
