Problem
Dystonia musculorum deformans
Other Names:
Torsion dystoniaDystonia deformans progressiva
Ziehen-Oppenheim disease
Nature:
Dystonia is a neurological hyperkinetic movement disorder in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions occur involuntarily, resulting in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures. The movements may resemble a tremor. Dystonia is often intensified or exacerbated by physical activity, and symptoms may progress into adjacent muscles.
The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning (e.g., lead poisoning) or reaction to pharmaceutical drugs, particularly neuroleptics, or stress. Treatment must be highly customized to the needs of the individual and may include oral medications, chemodenervation botulinum neurotoxin injections, physical therapy, or other supportive therapies, and surgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation.
Broader Problems:
DystoniaHereditary neuromuscular disease Values:
Disease Subject(s):
Development → ProgressHealth Care → Mental health
Medicine → Malformations
Medicine → Pathology
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
27.11.2019 – 20:46 CET