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Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract. This can cause twisting motions or other movements that happen repeatedly and that aren't ...
Diagnosis. To diagnose dystonia, your healthcare team starts with a medical history and physical exam. To look for conditions that may be causing your ...
Cervical dystonia, also called spasmodic torticollis, is a painful condition in which your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist ...
People receiving dystonia care at Mayo Clinic have access to a number of treatments, including deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin injections. At the ...
For example, dystonia causes muscle contractions that lead to twisting of the body. Another movement disorder called chorea causes brief periods of quick ...
While a physical examination alone can often confirm a diagnosis of cervical dystonia, your doctor might suggest blood tests or magnetic resonance imaging ...
Mayo Clinic researchers have a distinguished history in researching dystonia and other movement disorders. Mayo Clinic neurologists have identified genes that ...
The Yips: A Focal, Task-Specific Dystonia or Golfer's Cramp. Mayo Clinic's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Lab works with golfers experiencing the ...
Although dystonia, a movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contraction, has limited treatment options and no cure, getting a diagnosis has given ...
— Researchers have identified a gene that causes adult-onset primary cervical dystonia, an often-painful condition in which patients' necks twist involuntarily.
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