Can DBS Help Writer’s Cramp and Task-Specific Dystonia?
Deep brain stimulation helps some people with writer’s cramp, but only after injections and therapy have stopped working. The evidence is thin. It rests on case reports and small series, not large trials. Surgeons aim at the thalamus for hand cramping and at the...
Can Dystonia Go Away on Its Own?
Tardive dystonia isn’t a variation of tardive dyskinesia, it’s a separate and more severe condition. Same drug class, different mechanism: sustained, painful muscle contractions rather than repetitive orofacial movements. Antipsychotics are the usual...
What Is Tardive Dystonia and Can It Be Reversed?
Tardive dystonia isn’t a variation of tardive dyskinesia, it’s a separate and more severe condition. Same drug class, different mechanism: sustained, painful muscle contractions rather than repetitive orofacial movements. Antipsychotics are the usual...