The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) has partnered with Frontiers to launch Dystonia, a Gold Open Access journal. The journal will bring visibility to the growing dystonia field and highlight advancements in science and clinical practice. “The field is ready for a journal focused solely on dystonia,” said Co-Editor-in-Chief Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD, Penni and Stephen Weinberg…
Entering a New Era of DBS Programming with Game-changing visualisation software
A variety of treatments are available for people living with dystonia; deep brain stimulation (DBS) can be a beneficial treatment option for improving their quality of life. The treatment involves the placement of two electrodes into the brain, connected by a wire under the skin to a stimulator, usually placed in the patient’s chest or…
New Consensus Guidelines for Botulinum Toxin Therapy of Dystonia and Spasticity
Professor Dirk Dressler Botulinum toxin (BT) therapy is based on applying appropriate doses of BT into an appropriate selection of muscles. Both, the list of target muscles together with their BT doses, constitute the dosing scheme. Developing the dosing scheme for each patient individually requires considerable experience and makes BT therapy what some people might call…
Medtronic Recieves CE Mark Approval for SenSightTM Directinoal Lead System for DBS Therapy
Press Release from Medtronic March 22, 2021 This First-of-its-Kind Directional Lead Combines the Benefits of Directionality with the Power of Sensing DUBLIN, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the SenSight™ directional lead system for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy…
Botulinum Toxin Therapy: An Update
The therapeutic use of Botulinum Toxin (BT) was established some 40 years ago in ophthalmology by Dr Alan B Scott. Soon its use spread into the therapy of various dystonia indications. Ever since, it has been the backbone of dystonia treatment. Average subject-ive improvement is for most indications in the order of 70 to…
