What is symptomatic torsion dystonia?
What is symptomatic torsion dystonia?
Torsion dystonia, also known as dystonia musculorum deformans, is a disease characterized by painful muscle contractions resulting in uncontrollable distortions. This specific type of dystonia is frequently found in children, with symptoms starting around the ages of 11 or 12.
What is primary torsion dystonia?
The term primary torsion dystonia describes a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by prolonged muscle contractions that cause sustained twisting movements and abnormal postures of affected body parts.
How is torsion dystonia diagnosed?
Torsion dystonia is a neurologic condition characterized by sustained contractions of both agonist and antagonist muscles, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Because there is no biochemical, pathologic, or radiologic marker for dystonia, the diagnosis is based on the recognition of clinical features.
What is the difference between paroxysmal dystonia and torsion dystonia?
Paroxysmal dystonia is episodic. The symptoms occur only during attacks. The rest of the time, the person is normal. Torsion dystonia is a very rare disorder. It affects the entire body and seriously disables the person who has it. Symptoms generally appear in childhood and get worse as the person ages.
What are the different areas of the body affected by dystonia?
Areas of the body that can be affected include: 1 Neck (cervical dystonia). Contractions cause your head to twist and turn to one side, or pull forward or backward, sometimes causing pain. 2 Eyelids. 3 Jaw or tongue (oromandibular dystonia). 4 Voice box and vocal cords (spasmodic dystonia). 5 Hand and forearm.
What is myoclonus dystonia (dyt11)?
Myoclonus-dystonia (DYT11) includes rapid brief muscle contractures (jerks) in addition to the dystonia with onset in childhood or adolescence usually affecting the arms and upper body parts.
