"Dystonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An attitude or posture due to the co-contraction of agonists and antagonist muscles in one region of the body. It most often affects the large axial muscles of the trunk and limb girdles. Conditions which feature persistent or recurrent episodes of dystonia as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as DYSTONIC DISORDERS. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p77)
| Descriptor ID |
D004421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.350.300 C23.888.592.350.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dystonia- Dystonia
- Muscle Dystonia
- Dystonia, Muscle
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dystonia" by people in Profiles.
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Heckert K, Biering-S?rensen B, B?umer T, Khan O, Pagan F, Paulin M, Stitik T, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Reebye R. Delphi Analysis: Optimizing Anatomy Teaching and Ultrasound Training for Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Injection in Spasticity and Dystonia. Toxins (Basel). 2024 08 21; 16(8).
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Sataloff RT. In Reference to Respiratory Laryngeal Dystonia: Characterization and Diagnosis of a Rare Neurogenic Disorder. Laryngoscope. 2021 07; 131(7):E2309.
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Ratliff J, Ortega RA, Ooi HY, Mirallave A, Glickman A, Yu Q, Raymond D, Bressman S, Pullman S, Saunders-Pullman R. Digitized spiral analysis may be a potential biomarker for brachial dystonia. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 12; 57:16-21.
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McCluskey LF. Camptocormia: pathogenesis, classification, and response to therapy. Neurology. 2006 Apr 25; 66(8):1285-6; author reply 1285-6.
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Neuenschwander MC, Pribitkin EA, Sataloff RT. Botulinum toxin in otolaryngology: a review of its actions and opportunities for use. Ear Nose Throat J. 2000 Oct; 79(10):788-9, 792, 794 passim.
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Sataloff RT, Spiegel JR, Hawkshaw M. Epithelial cysts of the vocal fold. Ear Nose Throat J. 1997 Apr; 76(4):194.
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Awaad Y, Shamato H, Chugani H. Hemidystonia improved by baclofen and PET scan findings in a patient with glutaric aciduria type I. J Child Neurol. 1996 Mar; 11(2):167-9.
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Gollomp SM, Fahn S. Transient dystonia as a complication of varicella. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1987 Sep; 50(9):1228-9.
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Sadoff RL, Gollomp SM. Alerting psychiatrists to dystonia. Am J Psychiatry. 1983 Sep; 140(9):1258-9.
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Gollomp SM, Fahn S, Burke RE, Reches A, Ilson J. Therapeutic trials in Meige syndrome. Adv Neurol. 1983; 37:207-13.