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Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Dyskinesias > Dystonia
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Dyskinesias > Dystonia
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Movement Disorders > Dyskinesias > Dystonia

Preferred term

Dystonia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dystonia, Muscle
  • Muscle Dystonia

Note

  • do not confuse with MUSCLE HYPERTONIA or MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; DYSTONIC DISORDERS is available

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1982

In other languages

  • dystonia

    Finnish

  • dyskinesi UNS
  • dyskinesia
  • dyskinesia NAS
  • dystoni
  • dystonia muscularis
  • dystonia muscularis non specificata
  • jänteyshäiriö
  • jänteyshäiriöt
  • lihasdystonia
  • lihasjänteyshäiriö
  • määrittämätön lihasdystonia
  • ospecificerad dystoni
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön dyskinesia
  • Dystoni

    Swedish

  • Muskeldystoni
  • Paroxysmal dystoni

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004421

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