Parkinson’s Dystonia Symptoms, Manifestations, & Treatments

Join us for a conversation about recognizing and treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s dystonia.

Xenos Mason M.D. is a neurologist and movement disorders specialist, with special interest and expertise in the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of movement disorders.

His current research focuses on procedural therapies for movement disorders, in particular DBS. In collaboration with the USC Laboratory for Neuroimaging (LONI), Dr. Mason is studying connectomic biomarkers of DBS efficacy for Dystonia and other movement disorders.

He is interested in the development of novel neuroimaging and neurophysiologic biomarkers to improve the delivery of DBS therapy, and on novel treatments for Musician’s Dystonia and other forms of occupational Dystonia.

Dr. Mason is also leading development of the multidisciplinary USC Musician’s Neurology Clinic.

Dr. Mason also serves on the Medical Advisory Board at PCLA.

A Parkinson's Community Los Angeles (PCLA) "Let's Talk Parkinson's" online live program from June 21, 2024. www.pcla.org.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Speaker Intro
00:15 What is dystonia?
03:16 Dystonia in history
07:20 Dystonia is very common in rare diseases that look like Parkinson’s
09:17 “Motor” or movement symptoms
10:52 “Off Dystonia” and “On Dystonia”
15:04 Dystonia in Parkinson’s Disease
17:09 Examples of dystonia in Parkinson’s Disease
19:34 Symptoms of dystonia in Parkinson’s Disease
21:18 Common Medications for dystonia
25:35 Botox: an effective treatment for dystonia
27:28 DBS as a treatment
29:21 Sleep problems are common in PD, including dystonia
30:09 Q&A
52:26 Outro
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