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Dystonia

Known as: Dystonia, Muscle, Dystonic movements, abnormal muscle twitching or contraction 
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… 
National Institutes of Health

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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 15, WITH OR WITHOUT FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIADyskinesia, Familial, with Facial MyokymiaDystonia DisordersDystonia Musculorum Deformans

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DYSTONIA 13, TORSIONDystonia with Cerebellar AtrophyDystonia, Dopa-Responsive, due to Sepiapterin Reductase DeficiencyDystonia, Limb

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Review
2011
Review
2011
Nonmotor manifestations of dystonia: A systematic review
Nonmotor symptoms are increasingly recognized as important determinants of quality of life and disability in a wide range of… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
The expanding phenotype of GLUT1-deficiency syndrome
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Short Intracortical and Surround Inhibition Are Selectively Reduced during Movement Initiation in Focal Hand Dystonia
In patients with focal hand dystonia (FHD), pathological overflow activation occurs in muscles not involved in the movement… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Transcranial brain parenchyma sonography in movement disorders: state of the art.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Positive and negative network correlations in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Temporal lobe seizures are accompanied by complex behavioral phenomena including loss of consciousness, dystonic movements and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: clinical manifestations and long-term outcome.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Human deafness dystonia syndrome is a mitochondrial disease.
The human deafness dystonia syndrome results from the mutation of a protein (DDP) of unknown function. We show now that DDP is a… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Pontocerebellar hypoplasias An overview of a group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders with fetal onset
Review
1992
Review
1992
Properties and use of botulinum toxin and other microbial neurotoxins in medicine.
Crystalline botulinum toxin type A was licensed in December 1989 by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of certain… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
The postconcussion syndrome and the sequelae of mild head injury.
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