Shirley Sargent
She had dystonia musculorum deformans, which made her reliant on a wheelchair from age 14.[citation needed] After writing ... People with dystonia, American writers with disabilities). ...
Torsion dystonia
... , also known as dystonia musculorum deformans, is a disease characterized by painful muscle contractions ... A combination of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Early-onset torsion dystonia: The most severe type of dystonia, it ... Oromandibular dystonia: A dystonia of the jaw, lips, and/or the tongue. It can make eating and swallowing very complicated due ... Cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis): A type of dystonia that affects the head, neck and spine. It can create problems by ...
X-linked dystonia parkinsonism
... "dystonia musculorum deformans". This sparked an epidemiological survey which was published in 1976. Lee et al. described a ... X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP), also known as Lubag Syndrome or X-linked Dystonia of Panay, is a rare x-linked ... Lee, L V; Munoz, E L; Tan, K T; Reyes, M T (December 2001). "Sex linked recessive dystonia parkinsonism of Panay, Philippines ( ... Botulinum toxin injections have been used to relieve focal dystonia. Deep brain stimulation has shown promise in the few cases ...
Dystonia
... "dystonia musculorum deformans"). These most common dystonias are typically classified as follows: The combination of ... hand dystonia, blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia, dysphonia and musicians' dystonia. Some focal dystonias have been proven ... Generalized Focal Segmental Psychogenic Acute dystonic reaction Vegetative-vascular For example, dystonia musculorum deformans ... There are multiple types of dystonia, and many diseases and conditions may cause dystonia. Dystonia is classified by: Clinical ...
Dopamine-responsive dystonia
... focal dystonias, dystonia musculorum deformans and dyspeptic dystonia with hiatal hernia. Diagnosis - main typically referral ... Progressive dystonia results in clubfoot and tiptoe walking. The symptoms can spread to all four limbs around age 18, after ... Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD) also known as Segawa syndrome (SS), is a genetic movement disorder which usually manifests ... An MRI scan of the brain can be used to look for conditions that can mimic dopamine-responsive dystonia (for example, metal ...
Bobble-head doll syndrome
Through pneumoencephalographic studies of patients with Parkinson's, Huntington's, and dystonia musculorum deformans, it was ...
List of MeSH codes (C10)
... dystonia musculorum deformans MeSH C10.228.662.300.500 - meige syndrome MeSH C10.228.662.300.750 - torticollis MeSH C10.228. ... dystonia musculorum deformans MeSH C10.574.500.425 - gerstmann-straussler-scheinker disease MeSH C10.574.500.487 - hallervorden ... dystonia musculorum deformans MeSH C10.228.140.079.493 - hallervorden-spatz syndrome MeSH C10.228.140.079.501 - ... nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia MeSH C10.886.659.633 - rem sleep parasomnias MeSH C10.886.659.633.700 - rem sleep behavior ...
List of MeSH codes (C16)
... dystonia musculorum deformans MeSH C16.320.400.350 - Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease MeSH C16.320.400.375 - Hallervorden ...
List of diseases (D)
... type Dysthymia Dystonia musculorum deformans Dystonia musculorum deformans type 1 Dystonia musculorum deformans type 2 Dystonia ... Dominant zonular cataract Donnai Barrow syndrome DOOR syndrome Dopamine beta hydroxylase deficiency DOPA-responsive dystonia ... progressive with diurnal variation Dystonia Dystrophia myotonica Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa Dystrophinopathy (Articles ...
Hermann Oppenheim
He coined the term "dystonia musculorum deformans" for a type of childhood torsion disease he described, a disorder that was ...