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Family fights for cure

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By John Pastor
Published: June 12th, 2009 • Category: Faculty in the News, Neurology

Tyler Staab, 11, has a somewhat unknown disorder that causes uncontrollable muscle spasms. It’s called dystonia. College of Medicine scientists are working on finding its cause and a cure. The Staab family and the McKnight Brain Institute are leading the effort.

Their fight has drawn the attention of CNN.com.

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