May 12, 2025

First Recipient of the Dystonia Europe Grant for Patient Care

Last April Dr. Pollini, Child Neurologist and Psychiatrist from Rome, Italy, received the very first Dystonia Europe Grant for Patient Care. This is a new initiative for prolonged, comprehensive training in Dystonia, in order to get fully experienced doctors that will provide high quality care for patients, disseminate knowledge, connect with patient associations (in their…

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September 11, 2024

DMRF PRESS RELEASE

Available Now! Samuel Belzberg 6th International Dystonia Symposium Summary for the Dystonia Community DMRF is thrilled to share this highly anticipated lay summary of the Samuel Belzberg 6th International Dystonia Symposium (IDS6), held in Dublin, Ireland last year. The symposium drew top dystonia researchers from 32 countries, including 68 faculty members and close to 350 attendees, pushing…

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May 5, 2024

SPRINT PROGRAM: Sensorimotor Retraining Program For The Re-habilitation of Isolated Cervical Dystonia in Conjunction with Neurobotulinum Toxin

Enrico Saibene, A. Crippa, M. Ramella, G. Giacobbi, C. Corrini, D. Anastasi, A Castagna Isolated Cervical dystonia (ICD) is a movement disorder characterised by intermittent or sustained involuntary contractions that cause altered postures or abnormal movements, also tremors, of the head, neck, with occasional involvement of the shoulders. For about thirty years, the efficacy of…

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March 20, 2024

Medtronic receives CE Mark for the Percept™ RC rechargeable DBS neurostimulator with BrainSense™ technology

The following article, makes reference to certain companies and their products and any opinions expressed should not be taken to be the views of Dystonia Europe or its        members. The article are written by respected authors and are provided for the information of Dystonia Europe News readers.   The next-generation DBS technology is now available in a…

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