Dystonia - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Psychogenic movement disorders.

30 Jul 2009 Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) represent a challenging dilemma for the treating neurologist. The terminology to classify this disorder is confusing and making the diagnosis is difficult. Once the diagnosis has been established, treatment ... Read more...

Genetics and treatment of dystonia.

30 Jul 2009 The torsion dystonias encompass a broad collection of etiologic subtypes, often divided into primary and secondary classes. Tremendous advances have been made in uncovering the genetic basis of dystonia, including discovery of a gene causing early ... Read more...

What's new in dystonia?

29 Jun 2009 Several advances have been made in dystonia in both the basic science and clinical realms. Recent research has implicated dysfunctional circuitry outside of the basal ganglia, thereby broadening our understanding of the pathophysiology of dystonia. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dystonia - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical reasoning: a video analysis of eye and limb movement abnormalities in a Parkinsonian syndrome. 2 Aug 2009
• Psychogenic movement disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetics and treatment of dystonia. 30 Jul 2009
• What's new in dystonia? 29 Jun 2009
• [Non epileptic paroxysmal movements disorders in infant] 8 Jun 2009
• Generalised dystonia: clinical diagnosis is possible. 30 May 2009
• EFNS guidelines on the molecular diagnosis of neurogenetic disorders: general issues, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and dystonias. 10 May 2009
• "Jerky" dystonia in children: spectrum of phenotypes and genetic testing. 13 Apr 2009
• Etiology of musician's dystonia: familial or environmental? 5 Apr 2009
• Quantification of gait in dystonic Gunn rats. 4 Apr 2009
• The challenge of diagnosing focal hand dystonia in musicians. 29 Mar 2009
• Complicated recessive dystonia parkinsonism syndromes. 13 Mar 2009
• Myoclonus-dystonia: an update. 13 Mar 2009
• A novel hereditary spastic paraplegia with dystonia linked to chromosome 2q24-2q31. 13 Feb 2009
• Sulcal and ventricular trajectories in stereotactic surgery. 30 Jan 2009
• New onset of idiopathic bilateral ear tics in an adult. 2 Jan 2009
• Extrapyramidal side effects: could you identify them in the emergency department? 30 Dec 2008
• [Dopa-responsive dystonia] 30 Dec 2008
• Myoclonus-dystonia: clinical and genetic evaluation of a large cohort. 7 Dec 2008
• A 15-year-old with drop attacks and unsteadiness while descending stairs. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Dystonia'

Definition: An attitude or posture due to the co-contraction of agonists and antagonist muscles in one region of the body. It most often affects the large axial muscles of the trunk and limb girdles. Conditions which feature persistent or recurrent episodes of dystonia as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as DYSTONIC DISORDERS. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p77)

Descriptor UI: D004421

Alternative terms: Dystonia; Muscle Dystonia; Dystonia, Muscle; Dystonia, Paroxysmal; Paroxysmal Dystonia; Dystonia, Diurnal; Diurnal Dystonia; Dystonia, Limb; Limb Dystonia;

Related Mesh Headings: Dystonia Musculorum Deformans; Torsion Abnormality; Dystonic Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.350.300; C23.888.592.350.300;

History Note: 1982

Technical Notes: do not confuse with MUSCLE HYPERTONIA or MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; DYSTONIC DISORDERS is available