Researchers have led a clinical trial of a drug that mimics the effects of alcohol in more than 100 patients with laryngeal dystonia, a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms in ...

Sodium oxybate provided temporary relief for laryngeal dystonia patients who were alcohol-responsive. The neurologic disorder causes laryngeal muscle spasms, leading to a chronically strained voice.

Laryngeal dystonia (LD), a rare neurological disease that significantly impacts a person's ability to speak due to uncontrollable vocal cord spasms, can have a debilitating effect on a person's social ...

Imagine your doctor prescribing you a shot of vodka or whiskey to bring you some relief. Well, a new study out of Boston shows the promise of an alcohol-mimicking drug for patients with the ...

Sodium oxybate is the first oral treatment for laryngeal dystonia to show efficacy at providing temporary relief for debilitating symptoms that impact speaking, according to the results of a Mass Eye ...