Dystonia in the Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome responds to GABAergic substances.

Mutations in the X-linked deafness-dystonia peptide 1 (DDP1) gene cause Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome (MTS), a rare form of deafness associated with dystonia. In the patient presented here, improvement of dystonic symptoms upon treatment with alcohol and GABAergic substances is demonstrated for the first time. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]