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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgPatients treated at Mayo Clinic for dystonia benefit from the expertise of Mayo Clinic movement disorders specialists and receive state-of-the-art treatment in a nurturing environment that emphasizes a collaborative approach to care.
Patients have traveled to Mayo Clinic from all 50 U.S. states and from 39 countries for treatment. Mayo Clinic provides care for about 400 patients with dystonia each year, making it one of the largest centers of dystonia expertise in the world.
No specific test can diagnose dystonia and it may frequently be misdiagnosed or confused with other diseases. A diagnosis is usually based on signs and symptoms, a physical examination, and a neurological examination. Mayo Clinic physicians have the experience and tools to accurately diagnose dystonia. Read more about dystonia diagnosis.
Patients with dystonia are evaluated and treated by Mayo Clinic's movement disorders specialists from the Neurology and Neurosurgery departments. A variety of treatments are available, including medications, botulinum toxin injections and surgery. Read more about dystonia treatment options.
Dystonia is a rare movement disorder in which involuntary, prolonged muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The movements are sometimes painful. General dystonia involves the entire body. Focal dystonias involve only one body location, most commonly the neck (spasmodic torticollis), eyelids (blepharospasm), lower face (Meige syndrome) or hand (writer's cramp or limb dystonia).
Read more at www.MayoClinic.com (A service of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research).
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