WE MOVE - Dystonia: Diagnosis
The diagnostic evaluation of dystonia may include the following: Whether certain "sensory tricks" temporarily suppress dystonic movements In addition, if the dystonia is not always present, the examiner may use various methods to help " [... more]
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Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases
The earliest description of familial dystonia may have been in 1907 by a psychiatrist-in-training who reported on two brothers and a sister who were hospitalized for "hysterical" torsion spasms. One brother committed suicide in the institution, [... more]
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Forms of Dystonia
Dystonia that affects the muscles of the eyelids and brow... Dystonia that affects the neck and sometimes the shoulders... Early-onset generalized dystonia is characterized by the twisting of the limbs and torso... A group of dystonias that ... [... more]
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Dystonia classification
Dystonia is a very complex, highly variable neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions. As many as 250,000 people in the United States have dystonia, making it the third most common movement disorder behind ... [... more]
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Surgical Treatment of Dystonia
Surgical intervention may be considered in those patients with severe dystonia who have not responded or become non-responders to drug therapy. Surgical intervention may be considered in those patients with severe dystonia who have not responded ... [... more]
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Dystonia
Dystonia is defined as a movement disorder in which involuntary sustained or intermittent muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements, abnormal postures, or both. Dystonia is defined as a movement disorder in which involuntary ... [... more]
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Gene for Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism Found
Investigators funded in part by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have identified the gene responsible for a rare form of dystonia known as rapid-onset dystonia parkinsonism (RDP). The study appears in RDP ... [... more]
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What is Dystonia?
Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract and spasm involuntarily. The neurological mechanism that makes muscles relax when they are not in use does not function properly. Opposing muscles often contract simultaneously ... [... more]
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ST movements often disappear in sleep and may not reappear for a short time, any where between 10 minutes and 4 hours after waking. Because of this, many people find relief by taking breaks during the day to lie on their backs. Touching the ... [... more]
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