Classifying the many different forms of myoclonus is difficult because the causes, effects, and responses to therapy vary widely. Listed below are the types most commonly described. Action myoclonus ...

Dyskinesia is a state in which someone experiences involuntary movements. Chorea is a type of dyskinesia. Other types of dyskinesia include tics, myoclonus, dystonia, and akathisia. There are ...

DBS represents a major therapeutic advance for dystonia. However, dystonia consist of a very heterogeneous group of entities, which do not respond to DBS to the same extent. Recognized 'good' ...

Yasmina McGlone, 25, suffers from involuntary muscle spasms – myoclonus dystonia (Picture: Caters) A woman who has lived with a debilitating involuntary jerk since she was a child has revealed how she ...

A young woman has revealed she would go on massive booze-fuelled benders to hide her involuntary muscle spasms. Yasmina McGlone was diagnosed with rare disorder myoclonus dystonia when she was just ...