1 in 3 Europeans fit under the umbrella – do you? ‘Together Under the Umbrella’ is an innovative campaign which will launch during Brain Awareness Week, March 2016. A year-long initiative of the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA], the campaign will be supported by Dystonia Europe and we encourage you to get involved too!…

In the first week of May the Third International Congress on Treatment of Dystonia will take place in Hannover, Germany. See below the invitation from the congress organizers. For programme and registration please see: http://www.treatment-of-dystonia.org Invitation Dear Colleagues, Dystonias are amongst the most common movement disorders. Botulinum toxin and deep brain stimulation have revolutionized their therapy….

Last Friday, 29 January, representatives from the four Platinum sponsors of Dystonia Europe joined in the 1st Think-Tank with the members of the DE Board in Lund Sweden. Among the topics discussed were dystonia research and how to raise dystonia awareness. Great input and feedback from all made it a valuable day. The next Tink-Tank…

Double Anniversary of the Austrian Dystonia Association “You’re not alone” On December 5th in Vienna, the ÖDG celebrated its 20th Anniversary as an association and its 25th Anniversary as a Dystonia self-help-group. Christa Hafenscher founded in 1995 the Austrian Dystonia Association, five years after she had launched a Dystonia Support Group. The Anniversary was celebrated…

The 2015 Award of € 10,000 is generously sponsored by Ipsen Pharma and has been awarded to Dr Cathérine C S Delnooz for her paper on: Task-free functional MRI in cervical dystonia reveals multi-network changes that partially normalize with botulinum toxinA. The research was performed at the Radboudumc, Nijmegen, during Dr. Delnooz’s neurology training. Currently she…