In this episode of the Positive Twist we meet with Professor Mark Edwards from St George’s in London, and Assistant Professor Niccolo Mencacci at Northwestern University outside of Chicago (USA). Mark was the first recipient of the David Marsden Award in 2003. He tells us about what the award has meant to him and what…

In this episode we talk to Donna Walsh from EFNA, the European Federation of Neurological Associations and Professor Emeritus Marjan Jahanshahi from UCL Queens Square Institute of Neurology in London. We discuss the state of the world for people living with neurological disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic. Donna shares about some of the work EFNA…

In today’s episode we hear Alistair Newton tell his dystonia story, as well as share with us his  important involvement in the dystonia community. Alistair founded Dystonia Europe as a result of being diagnosed with cervical dystonia himself. He has furthermore been involved in many great initiatives for improving the lives of people living with…

In this episode we sit down with Monika Benson, Executive Director of Dystonia Europe. Monika has been living with cervical Dystonia for 19 years, and after years of feeling isolated she now feels as if she has a big “Dystonia family”. Around Monica’s 40th birthday, she started noticing her neck pulling to the left. She…

Stephen Batey from Newcastle, UK experienced his first symptoms of dystonia as a seven year old. It started in his right foot and eventually spread to his back, neck, and upper limbs. Stephen was connected with a children’s neurologist who gave him the diagnosis DYT1 positive primary torsion dystonia. Stephen was started on oral medication…