What is Dystonia?
- Dystonia is a neurological muscle disorder that causes uncontrollable, painful spasms in one or more parts of the body.
- While not widely known, dystonia affects an estimated 500,000 people in North America alone- more than muscular dystrophy, Huntington's disease and Lou Gehrig's disease combined.
- Different forms of the disease affect the face, neck, throat, eyelids, arms, legs or torso. This devastating disease can appear in children and adults alike.
Why?
- There is no real answer to this puzzling question.
- There is no definitive test or diagnosis for this disease, nor is there a known cure.
- Dystonia is under-researched. As hundreds of thousands of adults and children suffer from symptoms related to the disease, a large majority of patients never receive a proper prognosis.
- Yet dystonia is not well known by the public or the general medical population.
What is going on?
- Something must be done to build public awareness of the disease and the need for funds for medical research.
- You can help. And we need your help.
- This charitable cause dramatically differs from any other medical cause because this disease is virtually unknown. In order to fight it, dystonia needs to become better known through public awareness. Increased public awareness will lead to increased research dollars.
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Your donation can...
- Shed light on dystonia, which is now virtually in the dark.
- Augment research to find a cure.
- Help many people become properly diagnosed and treated.
- Improve the quality of someone's life.
Think about the power of your donation and what it can accomplish!
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Or sending your donation via mail to:
The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
The Fred French Building
551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 520
New York, New York 10176
Telephone: 212-682-9900
Fax: 212-682-6156