Dystonia is a neurological (brain and spine-related) movement disorder that causes your muscles to contract involuntarily, resulting in uncontrolled and repetitive body movements. This condition ...
The patient, a banker by profession, was not able to do even the most basic chores. But then, a minimally-invasive surgery gave him a new lease of life. Read on to find out more.
had experienced slight tremors and neck pain from her late 20s, but when the symptoms worsened a few years ago, she became one of about 5,000 people in Wales to be told they have dystonia.
While lesioning surgery is typically irreversible, DBS is reversible, as the electrode can be removed or turned off ...