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Dystonia

(Jump to: Focal Dystonias | General Information | Organization | Primary Dystonias | Psychogenic Dystonia | Secondary Dystonia | Treatment )

Organization
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF)

General Information
Dystonia:AANS
Dystonias Fact Sheet:NINDS
Dystonia:We Move
Pediatric Dystonia:We Move
Related & Differential Disorders:DMRF
How is Dystonia Diagnosed?:DMRF
What Form of Dystonia Do I Have?:DMRF
Living With Dystonia:DMRF
Dystonia Overview:GeneReviews
Dystonia:MedlinePlus

Primary Dystonias
Overviews
Primary Dystonia:DMRF
Primary (Idiopathic) Dystonia:WeMove
Dopa-Responsive Dystonia (Segawa Syndrome)
Dopa-Responsive Dystonia:DMRF
Dopa-Responsive Dystonia:WeMove
Dopa-Responsive Dystonia Genes:DMRF
GTP Cyclohydrolase 1-Deficient Dopa-Responsive Dystonia:GeneReviews
Tyrosine Hydroxylase Deficency, see Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Neurotransmitter Diseases
Early-Onset Generalized Dystonia (Idiopathic Torsion Dystonia)
Early-Onset Generalized Dystonia:DMRF
Dystonias Caused by DYT1 Gene Mutation:WeMove
Early-Onset Primary Dystonia:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
Early-Onset Primary Dystonia (DYT1):GeneReviews
Myoclonic Dystonia
Myoclonic Dystonia:DMRF
Myoclonus-Dystonia:WeMove
Myoclonus-Dystonia:GeneReviews
Paroxysmal Dystonia
Paroxysmal Dystonia and Dyskinesias:DMRF
See also Movement Disorders, Paroxysmal Dyskinesias
Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism
Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism:DMRF
Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism:WeMove
Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism:GeneReviews
X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism:DMRF
X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (Lubag):WeMove
X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism Syndrome:GeneReviews

Secondary Dystonias
Overviews
Secondary Dystonias:DMRF
Secondary (Symptomatic) Dystonia:WeMove
Drug-Induced Dystonia
Drug-Induced:DMRF
Tardive Dyskinesia:NINDS
Tardive Dyskinesia:National Alliance on Mental Illness
Toxin-Induced Dystonia
Toxins:DMRF
Drugs That May Cause Dystonia:WeMove
Trauma-Induced Dystonia
Trauma:DMRF
Dystonia Associated with Other Disorders
Neurological and Metabolic Diseases:DMRF

Psychogenic Dystonia
Psychogenic Dystonia:DMRF

Focal Dystonias (Dystonias Limited to One Area of the Body)
Overview
Focal Dystonias:We Move
Head
Blepharospasm, see Eye Diseases, Eyelid Spasms
Embouchure Dystonia:DMRF
Oromandibular Dystonia (Cranial Dystonia):DMRF
Limbs
Limb Dystonia:We Move
Focal Hand Dystonia:DMRF
Writer's Cramp:DMRF
Yips:Mayo Clinic
Neck
Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis):DMRF
Cervical Dystonia:We Move
Spasmodic Torticollis:Mayo Clinic
Vocal Cords
Spasmodic Dysphonia, see Ears, Nose and Throat, Spasmodic Dysphonia

Dystonia Treatment
General Information
Find a Healthcare Professional:DMRF
Approaches to Treatment:We Move
Medications
Pharmacologic Treatment of Dystonia:We Move
Oral Medications:DMRF
Botulinum Toxin Injections:DMRF
Surgery
Surgical Treatment of Dystonia:We Move
Surgery:DMRF
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia:DMRF
Deep Brain Stimulation:AANS
Other Treatments
Other Approaches to Treatment:We Move
Non-Drug Therapies:DMRF
Complementary Therapy:DMRF

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