The 26th Annual General Assembly was held last Friday at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith. We are delighted to present to you the newly elected Dystonia Europe Board who now consists of: President Adam Kalinowski from Poland Vice-President Edwige Ponseel from France Treasurer Sissel Buskerud from Norway Secretary Gill AInsly from the UK Board…
Dr. Anne Weissbach Receives the David Marsden Award 2019
Our congratulations to Dr. Anne Weissbach, Institute of Neurogenetics in Lübeck, Germany, and the David Marsden Award 2019 for her paper: “Alcohol improves cerebellar learning deficit in myoclonus-dystonia: A clinical and electrophysiological investigation”. Dr. Weissbach was presented with the award by Dystonia Europe President Merete Avery at the Dystonia-Days 2019 held in London last weekend….
EAN Congress 2019 in Oslo, Norway
This was the 5th EAN (European Academy of Neurology) conference and this year it was held in Oslo or to be more precise in Lillestrøm, just outside Oslo. There were about 7000 participants, mostly from Europe but also from all around the world, at this highly Medical Conference. The participants are in majority Medical Professionals…
Dystonia Europe Summer News 2019
Welcome to our Dystonia Europe Summer News 2019! Read and learn about our latest activities! Happy Reading! DE NEWSLETTER Summer 2019
New Research Ventures For Musician Dystonia
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…
