Preferred Name | cervical dystonia | |
Synonyms |
spasmodic torticollis |
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Definitions |
A focal dystonia that is characterized by simultaneous contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles that control the position of the head contracting during dystonic movement which causes the neck to involuntarily turn to the left, right, upwards, and/or downwards. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050840 |
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alternative label |
spasmodic torticollis |
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created by |
lschriml |
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creation_date |
2014-03-18T01:30:33Z |
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database_cross_reference |
GARD:10668 |
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definition |
A focal dystonia that is characterized by simultaneous contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles that control the position of the head contracting during dystonic movement which causes the neck to involuntarily turn to the left, right, upwards, and/or downwards. |
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has exact synonym |
spasmodic torticollis |
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has_obo_namespace |
disease_ontology |
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id |
DOID:0050840 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
cervical dystonia |
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notation |
DOID:0050840 |
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note |
A focal dystonia that is characterized by simultaneous contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles that control the position of the head contracting during dystonic movement which causes the neck to involuntarily turn to the left, right, upwards, and/or downwards. |
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preferred label |
cervical dystonia |
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prefLabel |
cervical dystonia |
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subClassOf |