Dystonia
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Use of sonography in thoracic outlet syndrome due to a dystonic pectoralis minor.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: For patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), it is important to determine the location of the neurovascular compression to achieve effective intervention. METHODS: The diagnostic workup for a 39-year-old man with TOS included a ... Read more...

Tetrahydrobiopterin in the prevention of hypertonia in hypoxic fetal brain.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) deficiency is a cause of dystonia at birth. We hypothesized that BH(4) is a developmental factor determining vulnerability of the immature fetal brain to hypoxic-ischemic injury and subsequent motor deficits in ... Read more...

[Long-term efficacy of deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonia]

12 Aug 2009 In patients with primary generalized or segmental dystonia controlled studies have shown that bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) can reduce disability scores by 40 to 60 %. Up to now, the data base on the therapeutic effects of DBS in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dystonia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Differential involuntary muscle movement diagnosis] 7 Sep 2009
• Use of sonography in thoracic outlet syndrome due to a dystonic pectoralis minor. 30 Aug 2009
• Tetrahydrobiopterin in the prevention of hypertonia in hypoxic fetal brain. 30 Aug 2009
• [Long-term efficacy of deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonia] 12 Aug 2009
• [Genetics of dystonia] 12 Aug 2009
• Cerebellothalamocortical connectivity regulates penetrance in dystonia. 3 Aug 2009
• Clinical reasoning: a video analysis of eye and limb movement abnormalities in a Parkinsonian syndrome. 2 Aug 2009
• [Treatment of lingual dystonia with botulinum toxin injections. First report] 30 Jul 2009
• Dystonia: a sensory and motor disorder of short latency inhibition. 30 Jul 2009
• Defective inhibition and inter-regional phase synchronization in pianists with musician's dystonia: an EEG study. 30 Jul 2009
• Pathophysiology of dystonia. 30 Jul 2009
• Peripherally induced movement disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychogenic movement disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetics and treatment of dystonia. 30 Jul 2009
• Tremor: clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical treatment of movement disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Deep brain stimulation in dystonia: sonographic monitoring of electrode placement into the globus pallidus internus. 28 Jul 2009
• Micro lesion effect of the globus pallidus internus and outcome with deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease and dystonia. 28 Jul 2009
• Alien hand syndrome and dystonia in a pediatric patient. 28 Jul 2009
• Sensory functions in dystonia: insights from behavioral studies. 28 Jul 2009

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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