They're called the "yips" and were thought to be psychological, but those constant muscle contractions are very real.

Admitted to NIMHANS in Bengaluru, the teenage was diagnosed with idiopathic dystonia, a movement disorder. With an expensive ...

The primary outcome measure was the change from baseline in laryngeal dystonia symptom severity 40 minutes after sodium ...

Imagine your doctor prescribing you a shot of vodka or whiskey to bring you some relief. Well, a new study out of Boston ...

Laryngeal dystonia (LD), a rare neurological disease that significantly impacts a person's ability to speak due to ...

Sodium oxybate improves symptoms of alcohol-responsive (EtOH-positive) isolated laryngeal dystonia (LD), according to a study ...

Two Kolkata men in their 60s, one battling Parkinson's disease and the other cervical dystonia, have found relief from ...

Researchers have led a clinical trial of a drug that mimics the effects of alcohol in more than 100 patients with laryngeal dystonia, a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms in ...

Well, a new study out of Boston shows the promise of an alcohol-mimicking drug for patients with the debilitating neurological voice disorder, laryngeal dystonia (LD). The researchers from Mass ...

People with laryngeal dystonia (LD), a condition that makes the voice sound strained and hoarse, might benefit from a drug ...

Sodium oxybate was significantly more effective at reducing symptoms than placebo for patients with alcohol-responsive LD but not those whose symptoms do not improve with alcohol.