One way to classify the dystonias is according to the parts of the body they affect: Generalized dystonia affects most or all of the body. Focal dystonia is localized to a specific part of the body.

People sometimes refer to neurological conditions that cause dystonia (involuntary movement) as “dystonias.” There are many types, and they can affect people of different ages and in different ways.

Recent discoveries may prove vital in improving the treatment of dystonia, a neurological movement disorder. Their findings show that very specific networks in the brain must be stimulated in order to ...

BACKGROUND: Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes muscles to contract and create uncomfortable, abnormal postures. There are different types of dystonia that affect different muscles in the ...

Dystonia is a neurologic movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sustained, patterned, repetitive muscle contractions, usually of opposing muscles. These contractions, which typically affect ...

A study of Danish probands with primary torsion dystonia is presented. The probands were examined clinically and biochemically to exclude secondary dystonia. Mutation analyses for the GAG-deletion in ...

Dystonia is a medical term given for a range of movement disorders that cause muscle spasms and contractions. These movements can be repetitive and cause awkward postures – these can sometimes be ...

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder.

Dystonia is a medical term given for a range of movement disorders that cause muscle spasms and contractions YOU have likely heard of dystonia, but not many of us will really understand what the ...

Dipraglurant, a novel oral small molecule negative allosteric modulator of mGlu5 receptor, on track for Phase 2 clinical testing in the second half of 2013 Geneva, Switzerland, 29 January 2013 - Addex ...