Musician Dystonia is a focal task-specific variety of the disorder which affects up to two percent of musicians, both professional and amateur. This is a far greater occurrence than afflicts any other fine motor skill occupation. These “Writer’s Cramp” dystonias can strike surgeons, chefs, dentists, tailors, writers, and even professional golfers when putting. As with…
David Marsden Award 2019 Update
The 9th edition of the David Marsden Award will be presented on 6 July at the D-DAYs in London. We have received several applications and the Selection Committee is now reviewing the submissions. We look forward to meet the winner in London and to present him/her in the next newsletter. Dystonia Europe established the…
4th International Congress on Treatment of Dystonia: For All who Care for People with Dystonia
Under this motto almost 400 participants from 4 continents met from May 8th-11th in Hannover, Germany. Together with a faculty of more than 70 world-leading experts from the fields of neurology, neurosurgery, neuropaediatrics, neurogenetics, basic sciences and allied health sciences this was, again, the leading international dystonia congress. The congresses emphasised on novel treatments for…
In Memory of Paolo Corsi – Past President of the Associazione per la Ricerca sulla Distonia in Italy
On April 25 Paolo Corsi passed away in Milan at the age of 78. He had been involved in the Italian Dystonia Association: A.R.D. since its beginning, first as a Board member, and between 2008 and 2014 he was the President. He had laryngeal dystonia, which also affected his job as an engineer. He developed…
EU Activities – The Book of Evidence
The Brain, Mind and Pain (BMP) initiative launched last April its updated Book of Evidence for the 2019-2024 EU mandate. This Book of Evidence (BoE) sets a strategic vision on policy action to deliver better care for people with neurological and chronic pain disorders in the EU. It will be used as the core policy document of the MEP…
