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J David-Marsden-Award 2009
The David Marsden Award 2009 was awarded to Dr. Ana Djarmati and Dr. Susanne A. Schneider, Schilling Department of Clinical and Molecular Neurogenetics at the Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Germany for their paper “Mutations in THAP1 (DYT6) and generalised dystonia with prominent pasmodic dysphonia: a genetic screening study”. 
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Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures

Dystonia can affect any part of the body including the arms and legs, trunk, neck, eyelids, face, or vocal cords

EDF gives you detailed information about dystonia and links to member societies in Europe

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