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Dystonia
- See Also
- Definition
- Stereotypic, slow sustained muscle contraction without variation
- Results in abnormal posture
- Types
- Dystonic Reaction (e.g. post-Neuroleptic)
- Cervical Dystonia or Torticollis (neck muscle spasm)
- Blepharospasm (forceful eyelid closure)
- Post-anoxic Dystonia (e.g. dystonic hand or foot)
- Writer's Cramp
Dystonic Disorder (C0393593) | |
|---|---|
| Definition (MSH) | Acquired and inherited conditions that feature DYSTONIA as a primary manifestation of disease. These disorders are generally divided into generalized dystonias (e.g., dystonia musculorum deformans) and focal dystonias (e.g., writer's cramp). They are also classified by patterns of inheritance and by age of onset. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D020821 |
| English | Dystonia, DYSTONIA DIS, Dystonia disorder, Dystonia Disorders, DYSTONIC DIS, Dystonic Disorder, Dystonic Disorders |
| Spanish | distonia |
| Parent Concepts | Movement Disorders (C0026650), Extrapyramidal Disorders (C0015371), Dystonic Disorder (C0393593) |
| Sources | MSH, MTH, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
