Huntington's disease is characterized by death of striatal projection neurons. We used a Cre/Lox transgenic approach to generate an animal model in which D1 dopamine receptor (Drd1a)+ cells are ...

SAN DIEGO — Early immunotherapy for faciobrachial dystonic seizures that precede the onset of limbic encephalitis is highly effective in preventing cognitive impairment and long-term disability, new ...

THE PFIZER-BIONTECH vaccine, which relies on technology known as messenger RNA, has been instrumental in the war on Covid. But there are important questions about its side effects. Particularly since ...

Dystonia can affect everyone, from small children to older adults. Childhood dystonia is usually generalized dystonia (affecting most body parts). It is usually caused by genetic factors, while ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — Man's best friend is changing a 9-year-old's life. At 15 months old, Leland Bolinger started having seizures. His mother, Connie, says a combination of medicines helped ...

A review of available scientific research on the use of medical marijuana in brain diseases finds certain forms of medical marijuana can help treat some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but do not ...

Primary dystonia is characterized by abnormal, involuntary twisting and turning movements that reflect impaired motor system function. The dystonic brain seems normal, in that it contains no overt ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — National Taiwan University Hospital has used a deep brain stimulation system to help control seizures in a man in his 20s with epilepsy, CNA reported.