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Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2022·5 min read

Improving the Targeted Treatment of Movement Disorders

Researchers report the optimal target for brain stimulation depends on the type of dystonia being treated.

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Featured Neurology

·June 26, 2017·5 min read

Insomnia Medication May Wake Some Patients From Vegetative State

Zolpidem, a medication commonly prescribed for insomnia, appear to be effective in helping to restore a conscious state in some patients who were in comas or vegetative state.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·April 10, 2017·4 min read

Cause of Dystonia Identified

A new study reports researchers have discovered the mechanism behind how a single gene mutation can cause dystonia.

Featured Neurology

·August 9, 2016·3 min read

Human Brain Recordings Provide Highly Sought Insights Into Cause of Parkinson’s

Researchers have successfully recorded neural activity in the human striatum.

The image shows a brain scan post DBS neurosurgery.

Featured Neurology

·December 18, 2014·1 min read

First Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern California

UCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 7, 2014·4 min read

Perfecting a Fully Functioning Prosthetic Hand

Researchers use computer technology to better understand how the brain fundamentally controls the body.

The image shows brain slices of mice with dystonia.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 20, 2014·4 min read

A New Twist on Neurological Disease

Researchers detail new discoveries about the basic biology of dystonia.

The diagram shows an implanted DBS device.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 19, 2013·3 min read

Long-Term Study Reports Deep Brain Stimulation Effective for Most Common Hereditary Dystonia

A long-term study suggests deep brain stimulation has good success rates and lasting benefits for patients with hereditary dystonia.

The image shows a person undergoing a deep brain stimulation implant surgery.

Featured Neurology

·February 12, 2013·4 min read

In Some Dystonia Cases, Deep Brain Therapy Benefits may Linger After Device is Turned Off

According to a new report, two patients with Dystonia were freed from the severe debilitating effects of the disease through deep brain stimulation therapy, continued to have symptom relief for months after their devices accidentally were fully or partly turned off.