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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS study will use high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look for subtle differences in brain anatomy between patients with focal hand dystonia (also called writer's cramp) and healthy normal volunteers. Patients with hand dystonia have prolonged muscle contractions that cause sustained twisting movements and abnormal postures. These abnormal movements often occur with activities such as writing, typing, playing certain musical instruments such as guitar or piano, or playing golf or darts.

In the new study, researchers led by Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.MSc., of the University of Rochester , showed that glutamate produced by astrocytes can trigger seizures.

NINDS - what's Old is New Again - Antibiotic Protects Nerves By Removing Excess Glutamate

NINDS - Researchers Identify a Signal for Cell Death during Stroke - In a new study, researchers have identified a signal that promotes the death of vulnerable brain cells in an animal model of stroke. In the future, drugs designed to inhibit this death signal might help reduce brain damage in stroke patients

Spasticity at University of Maryland Medical Center - Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery - What is spasticity - Treatments - Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Therapy

Information on Stem Cell Research

Government sponsored effort designed to provide early incentives that encourage and facilitate the discovery of new therapeutic agency.

National Institutes of Halth Clinic Center study to: 1) characterize and compare lower extremity motor coordination in children with cerebral palsy (CP) across mobility levels and to children without CP; and 2) evaluate the effects of two home-based exercise programs on motor coordination, as well as other physical, functional and neurological outcomes in children with CP

National, non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate the development of brain repair therapies and cures by supporting cutting-edge collaborative research on brain damage due to childhood illness, injury, or any other cause. Provides information and resources for families and health care providers."