Germany: Heavily disabled – slightly mad! The original title in German is “Schwer behindert, leicht bekloppt” and it is a book about a special friendship. Author Bernd Mann says: “The fear of healthy people towards disabled persons is as large as the fear of handicapped against the healthy ones. It is the fear of not disabled…
DBS and Dystonia: A Discussion with Dr Morgante
An Interview with Dr Francesca Morgante from St George’s University Hospital London, UK St George’s Hospital in London is one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals and offers specialist care across the spectrum. The hospital is internationally renowned for neurology and offers comprehensive services for the diagnosis, treatment and care for all conditions affecting the…
Do not be afraid of society – educate!
I have had dystonia for many years, I have been avoiding people and public events more and more during these years. Paradoxically, when my symptoms got worse, I started approaching people. Antibodies to The Botulinum Toxin Over a year ago, my body developed antibodies to the botulinum toxin. I have a cervical dystonia and my…
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation In Dystonia
There is a very interesting review by Erro et al. entitled “non-invasive brain stimulation for dystonia: therapeutic implication”[1] that I would like to draw to your attention. Currently, there are two forms of non-invasive brain stimulation(NIBS). The first technique is called (1) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and the second one (2) transcranial current stimulation (tCS).The…
MyBrainNet – a Digital Platform for Brain Diseases
We are very excited to present our new project: mybrainnet. All made possible by the first BMP grant which Dystonia Europe, together with two other projects, was awarded last June in Brussels. The Brain, Mind, and Pain Patient-Centred Innovation Grant has been initiated by Pain Alliance Europe and supported by Grünenthal Group with the main aim…
