Imagine your doctor prescribing you a shot of vodka or whiskey to bring you some relief. Well, a new study out of Boston shows the promise of an alcohol-mimicking drug for patients with the ...

Sodium oxybate provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients who were alcohol-responsive. The neurologic disorder causes laryngeal muscle spasms, leading to a chronically strained voice.

Sodium oxybate is the first oral treatment for laryngeal dystonia to show efficacy at providing temporary relief for debilitating symptoms that impact speaking, according to the results of a Mass Eye ...

Laryngeal dystonia (LD), a rare neurological disease that significantly impacts a person's ability to speak due to uncontrollable vocal cord spasms, can have a debilitating effect on a person's social ...

Royce Da 5’9″ has revealed that he has been quietly battling a rare neurological condition that almost took away his ability to rap and speak. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the Detroit MC ...

When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease are probably what first spring to mind. However, there are other equally debilitating and much less well-known ...

In the trial of more than 100 patients, a single dose of sodium oxybate significantly improved symptoms of patients with alcohol-responsive LD without causing serious side effects. A single dose of ...

Tardive dyskinesia and dystonia are both neurological disorders that can affect your muscles and cause involuntary muscle contractions. Tardive dyskinesia, which is usually a side effect of some ...

Dystonia encompasses a heterogeneous group of movement disorders that manifest with involuntary, sustained muscle contractions resulting in abnormal postures and repetitive movements. Beyond the ...