Links to information about movement disorders such as essential tremor (benign essential tremor, familial tremor), post-stroke tremor, rubral tremor, multiple-sclerosis tremor, and dystonia with special emphasis on surgical treatments such as thalamotomy and deep brain stimulators. For more information about how you can contribute to the cure for Tremor or Dystonia click here.

Tremor Links

• Deep Brain Stimulator Surgery WebCast from Wake Forest Univeristy Baptist Medical Center: View a surgical procedure for Parkinson's disease.
  • Slide Show with detailed notes (Works best with Internet Explorer)
• Surgery for tremor: Practical Information
• International Tremor Foundation Website
  • Discussion Board for Adults with Essential Tremor
  • Tremor Support Groups
• Medtronic Activa Deep Brain Stimulators for Tremor Control.
• National Tremor Foundation (U.K.)
• Australian Tremor Discussion BBS.
• Deep Brain Stimulation Discussion Group BBS
• We Move Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders (U.K.)
  • Essential Tremor: Information for Patients
• Tremor Mini-information Sheet from the (US) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Classification of Tremor and Update on Treatment from the American Family Physician

Dystonia/Dyskinesia Links

• Surgery for dystonia: Practical Information
• Deep Brain Stimulator Surgery WebCast from Wake Forest Univeristy Baptist Medical Center: View a surgical procedure for Parkinson's disease.
  • Slide Show with detailed notes (Works best with Internet Explorer)
• We Move Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders (U.K.)
• National Spasmodic Torticollis Association
• Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Dystonia Dialogue. Includes links to support groups.

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