Dystonia
Resources for Patients and Caregivers
Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive or twisting movements.
Dystonia may affect one or more parts of the body, and sometimes the entire body. The condition can be mild or severe.
The main symptom is involuntary muscle contractions that result in slow repetitive movements, cramps, or abnormal posture.
Treatments may include drugs, injections, and physical therapy.
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Wiki Number: 14-Dystonia-Medication-Induced
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Symptoms: uncontrolled muscle spasms and contractions after antipschotic medicines.
Progression: can become progressively worse
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Therapies: reduce or change medications
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Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- The Role of Safe MRI in Diagnosing an Unusual Case of High-Grade Glioma Adjacent to Globus Pallidus Interna DBS Electrodeby Arjun Balachandar on January 27, 2023
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- Benign Hereditary Chorea as a Manifestation of HPCA Mutationby Sara Brunetti on January 27, 2023
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- Nonprogressive Mobile Dystonia in MTFMT-Related Mitochondrial Diseaseby Kallol Kumar Set on January 27, 2023
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- Functional Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation: A Multi-Center Studyby Luca Marsili on January 27, 2023
CONCLUSIONS: DBS may be complicated by the development of FMD in a subset of patients, particularly those with pre-morbid psychiatric conditions.