Sydney Peterson, a cross-country skier with dystonia, competes in the 2026 Winter Paralympics while pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience studying movement disorders.
Oculogyric crises are a rare, dopamine-related dystonic side effect of antipsychotics causing involuntary upward eye deviation, unpredictably recurring and socially isolating.
Impaired inhibitory and sensorimotor integration networks underlie dystonia and related movement disorders, reflecting reduced internal awareness and disrupted motor coordination.