Dystonia can affect everyone, from small children to older adults. Childhood dystonia is usually generalized dystonia (affecting most body parts). It is usually caused by genetic factors, while ...

February 12, 2008 — Researchers have described a novel, autosomal recessive young-onset dystonia parkinsonism syndrome in 2 Brazilian families, as well as the genetic mutation that appears to underlie ...

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes muscles to contract involuntarily, often leading to repetitive or twisting movements in different parts of the body. While the condition is not typically ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder. Its patients are often unable to do even their daily activities. We all want to have control over almost everything happening in our lives, leaving aside just our ...

Cervical dystonia is a rare condition in which your neck muscles involuntarily contract into abnormal positions. It causes repetitive twisting movements of your head and neck. The movements can be ...

The symptoms of dystonia vary from mild to severe and can impact different parts of the body, depending on the type. Some types affect posture. The symptoms can be painful, and there may also be a ...

Dystonia refers to a range of movement disorders characterized by muscle spasms and contractions. The contractions may be sustained or intermittent and are often awkward and sometimes painful. In some ...

Dystonia is a condition that causes involuntary or unusual movements. There are several different types of dystonia. Focal dystonia affects a single body part, which is usually the fingers or hands.

It started six years ago, with a simple bike accident. “I was 14 at the time,” says Spokane Valley resident Megan Sargent. ”And about a week after that, my neck just snapped to the side.” With her ...

Two patients with primary generalized dystonia successfully treated with bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) continued to experience relief of symptoms for at least 2 months after active ...

Dystonia may affect different areas of the body, and different neurological conditions cause different patterns of dystonia. Some occur only with a specific action, such as typing. Symptoms may worsen ...