Thursday, August 23, 2018

Noninvasive brain stimulation may help treat symptoms of rare movement disorders

August 22, 2018, American Academy of Neurology.
Electrical stimulation of the brain and spinal cord may help treat the symptoms of rare movement disorders called neurodegenerative ataxias, according to a study published in the August 22, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. There are several types of these disorders, which can be hereditary or occur randomly, including spinocerebellar ataxia, multiple system atrophy and Friedreich's ataxia.


 Noninvasive brain stimulation may help treat symptoms of rare movement disorders