loading...| Preferred Name | Dystonia | |
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http://www.ustb.edu.cn/thesauri/tocr/v1/data#C571346083343495319 |
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Dystonia disorder dysmyotonia Dystonic disorders myodystonia dystonia Dystonic Disorders Dystonia (disorder) |
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Dystonia is defined as a persistent inappropriate posture at rest or on action, in overflexion, overextension or rotation by prolonged cocontraction of antagonist muscles or simply tonic contraction of focal muscles (dystonic posture), sometimes associated with various movements (dystonic movements) such as tremor like jerky motion (dystonic tremor) or athetotic snake-like movements (athetotic dystonia or athetosis), or muscle jerks (dystonic myoclonus). An abnormally increased muscular tone that causes fixed abnormal postures. There is a slow, intermittent twisting motion that leads to exaggerated turning and posture of the extremities and trunk. |
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Dystonia |
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Dystonia |
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Bogousslavsky, J., & Caplan, L. R. (2001). Stroke syndromes. Cambridge University Press. |
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http://www.ustb.edu.cn/thesauri/tocr/v1/data#C571346083343495368 |