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Dystonia: A review

open access: yesNeurology India, 2018
Dystonia is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions that cause abnormal repetitive movements, abnormal postures, or both. The new consensus classifies dystonia into two axes to characterize clinical characteristics, and etiology.
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Editorial: Models, mechanisms, and maturation in developmental dystonia

open access: yesDystonia, 2023
Jason S. Gill   +10 more
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Mechanisms of GNAL linked dystonia

open access: yesDystonia
Mutations in the GNAL gene, encoding Gαolf, are causative for an adult-onset, isolated dystonia that may provide unique insights into the etiology of adult-onset idiopathic dystonia. Gαolf is an alpha subunit of heterotrimeric G protein that replaces Gαs
Mark S. Moehle
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Case report: Lingual dystonia symptoms treated with botulinum toxin in patients with THAP1 mutation

open access: yesDystonia
Background: THAP1 mutation dystonia is a known genetic cause of generalized dystonia. THAP1 mutation frequently presents with clinical features of bulbar dysfunction, including oromandibular and lingual dystonia.
Aparna Wagle Shukla   +3 more
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Clinical and physiological characteristics of tremor in a large cohort of focal and segmental dystonia

open access: yesDystonia
ObjectiveTremor is a frequent co-occurring feature in patients with dystonia, especially in focal and segmental dystonia. Clinical studies have shown that tremor is more commonly observed when dystonia spreads to contiguous body regions.
Zakia Jabarkheel, Aparna Wagle Shukla
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Critical developmental periods of vulnerability in dystonia

open access: yesDystonia
Dystonia is a heterogenous movement disorder characterised by involuntary muscle contractions, leading to abnormal postures and movements. Despite being the third most common movement disorder, the pathophysiological mechanisms causing dystonia are ...
Simon A. Lowe
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How do I Know That the Jerks I See Are Tics?

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Tics are prevalent hyperkinesias that are most often encountered in the context of a primary tic disorder, as in Tourette syndrome. Although their recognition is typically straightforward, they often share some phenomenological features with other jerky hyperkinesias and may be mislabeled as such.
Talyta Grippe   +2 more
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