This Special Issue highlights the contributions of emerging leaders and investigators, primarily research and clinical fellows, recently funded by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF), whose work advances our understanding of the fundamental features of dystonia. The articles featured in this collection support progress in quickly recognizing different clinical presentations of dystonia, particularly where it co-occurs with other conditions or symptoms, and responding with effective personalized treatment plans for patients.

Submission to this volume is by invitation only. We welcome invited current and former DMRF fellows in the movement disorder field with an emphasis on dystonia to submit papers on topics including, but not limited to:

• Deep brain stimulation
• Genetics of dystonia
• Developments in diagnosing dystonia
• Therapeutic protein targets
• Brain imaging
• Brain networks
• Biomarker and wearable sensing
• Treatment and clinical studies

For invited authors, please view the information on our Author Guidelines, and for any inquiries, send an e-mail to: dystonia.office@frontierspartnerships.org.

Manuscript Deadline: 30 May 2023

Two Special Issue Editors declare affiliations with DMRF. Jan Teller is Chief Scientific Advisor for DMRF. Aasef Shaikh is a member of the Medical & Scientific Advisory Council of DMRF.

Keywords: Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Biomarkers, Neurology, Deep Brain Stimulation