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Focal Dystonia
Known as:
Dystonia, focal
, Dystonias, Focal
, Focal Dystonias
A type of dystonia that is localized to a specific part of the body. [HPO:probinson]
National Institutes of Health
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2014
Review
2014
Dystonia – new advances in classification, genetics, pathophysiology and treatment
I. M. Skogseid
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Supplementum
2014
Corpus ID: 956470
Dystonia is a heterogeneous movement disorder and has been defined as ‘a syndrome of sustained muscle contractions, frequently…
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2010
2010
Genetic evidence for an association of the TOR1A locus with segmental/focal dystonia
N. Sharma
,
R. Franco
,
+8 authors
L. Ozelius
Movement Disorders
2010
Corpus ID: 21263309
Polymorphisms in the TOR1A/TOR1B region have been implicated as being associated with primary focal and segmental dystonia. In a…
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Advances in primary writing tremor.
Chen Hai
,
Yu-ping Wang
,
Wei Hua
,
Sun Ying
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
2010
Corpus ID: 207315628
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Changed patterns of cerebral activation related to clinically normal hand movement in cervical dystonia
P. D. Vries
,
Kevin A. Johnson
,
+4 authors
K. Leenders
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery (Dutch…
2008
Corpus ID: 25454755
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Candidate gene studies in focal dystonia
D. Sibbing
,
Friedrich Asmus
,
+8 authors
Oliver Bandmann
Neurology
2003
Corpus ID: 22632202
Background: Genetic susceptibility factors for focal idiopathic torsion dystonia (F-ITD) are not established. Mutations in the…
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2000
2000
Movement cueing and motor execution in patients with dystonia: A kinematic study
A. Currà
,
A. Berardelli
,
R. Agostino
,
M. Giovannelli
,
G. Koch
,
M. Manfredi
Movement Disorders
2000
Corpus ID: 21157323
To investigate whether the type of movement cueing influences motor performance in patients with dystonia, we studied externally…
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1997
1997
Focal dystonia after chemotherapy: a case series
Allison Brashear
,
Eric Siemers
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
1997
Corpus ID: 7655735
Dystonia is a rare neurologic disorder of thebasal ganglia presenting with involuntary twisting or turningspasm of muscles…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Focal dystonia of the jaw and the differential diagnosis of unilateral jaw and masticatory spasm.
PD Thompson
,
JA Obeso
,
G. Delgado
,
J. Gállego
,
Cd Marsden
,
Professor CD Marsden
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
1986
Corpus ID: 15632335
The clinical features, differential diagnosis and treatment of unilateral spasms of the jaw and masticatory muscles are discussed…
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Focal dystonia and lacunar infarction of the basal ganglia: a case report.
L. Russo
Archives of Neurology
1983
Corpus ID: 43915294
Dystonia, a movement disorder first described by Oppenheim in 1911, 1 is most often of idiopathic origin. Although symptomatic…
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Review
1982
Review
1982
Anticholinergics in Adult-Onset Focal Dystonia
A. Lang
,
M. P. Sheehy
,
C. David Marsden
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences…
1982
Corpus ID: 22185564
SUMMARY: Anticholinergics are one of the most common treatments used in adult-onset focal dystonias although their general…
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