What Is the Role of Intraoperative Microelectrode Recording During DBS?
Intraoperative microelectrode recording, or MER, acts as a real-time functional mapping tool during deep brain stimulation surgery that confirms electrode placement within the precise target neurons controlling movement, refines lead position based on live single-unit...
What is task-specific dystonia like writer’s cramp or musician’s dystonia, and what are the treatment options?
Task-specific dystonia is a movement disorder where muscles cramp, spasm, or twist into weird postures only when you’re doing one specific skilled job. Pick up a pen and the hand locks. Touch piano keys and the fingers curl up on their own. But those same...
Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia is a rare movement disorder where sudden motion or a startle sets off brief involuntary attacks, usually dystonia or chorea. It tends to start in childhood, the PRRT2 gene mutation drives most cases, and low-dose carbamazepine works...