December 2011

News Archive

The Movement Disorder that Robs you of Control

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The Globe and Mail - Adriana Barton - Matthew Sheppard can spend hours playing the video gam Minecraft, but he has trouble pouring water into a glass.  Like other 13 year old boys, he loves hurtling through nature on an ATV.  But when a waitress asks for his order,he blinks uncontrollably and shakes all over.  Matthew has dystonia, a movement disorder that casused involuntary muscle contractions and spasms. More