Diseases

Dystonic Disorders

Acquired and inherited conditions that feature DYSTONIA as a primary manifestation of disease. These disorders are generally divided into generalized dystonias (e.g., dystonia musculorum deformans) and focal dystonias (e.g., writer's cramp). They are also classified by patterns of inheritance and by age of onset.

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Abstract

Acquired and inherited conditions that feature DYSTONIA as a primary manifestation of disease. These disorders are generally divided into generalized dystonias (e.g., dystonia musculorum deformans) and focal dystonias (e.g., writer's cramp). They are also classified by patterns of inheritance and by age of onset.

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Synonyms

59 entry terms
  • Dystonia Disorders
  • Dystonia Disorder
  • Dystonic Disorder
  • Adult-Onset Dystonias
  • Adult-Onset Idiopathic Focal Dystonias
  • Adult-Onset Idiopathic Torsion Dystonias
  • Autosomal Dominant Familial Dystonia
  • Autosomal Recessive Familial Dystonia
  • Childhood Onset Dystonias
  • Dystonia, Hereditary
  • Dystonia, Primary
  • Dystonia, Psychogenic
  • Dystonia, Secondary
  • Dystonias, Sporadic
  • Familial Dystonia
  • Familial Dystonia, Autosomal Dominant
  • Familial Dystonia, Autosomal Recessive
  • Familial Dystonia, Idiopathic
  • Focal Dystonia
  • Pseudodystonia
  • Secondary Dystonia
  • Writer's Cramp
  • Adult Onset Dystonias
  • Adult Onset Idiopathic Focal Dystonias
  • Adult Onset Idiopathic Torsion Dystonias
  • Adult-Onset Dystonia
  • Childhood Onset Dystonia
  • Dystonia, Adult-Onset
  • Dystonia, Childhood Onset
  • Dystonia, Familial
  • Dystonia, Focal
  • Dystonia, Idiopathic Familial
  • Dystonia, Sporadic
  • Dystonias, Adult-Onset
  • Dystonias, Childhood Onset
  • Dystonias, Familial
  • Dystonias, Focal
  • Dystonias, Hereditary
  • Dystonias, Idiopathic Familial
  • Dystonias, Primary
  • Dystonias, Psychogenic
  • Dystonias, Secondary
  • Familial Dystonias
  • Familial Dystonias, Idiopathic
  • Focal Dystonias
  • Hereditary Dystonia
  • Hereditary Dystonias
  • Idiopathic Familial Dystonia
  • Idiopathic Familial Dystonias
  • Primary Dystonia
  • Primary Dystonias
  • Pseudodystonias
  • Psychogenic Dystonia
  • Psychogenic Dystonias
  • Secondary Dystonias
  • Sporadic Dystonia
  • Sporadic Dystonias
  • Writer Cramp
  • Writers Cramp

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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DYSTONIA is also available

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Dystonia (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dystonic Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020821. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020821
  2. Dystonic Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66105530