Birmingham Childrens Hospital

Steel House Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

0121 333 9999

Diagnosis and Treatment

Dystonia in Children

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Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
York Nuffield Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
Yeovil District Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
Wycombe Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
Worthing Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections and laser myotomy (for laryngeal) | Dystonia types: Blepharospasm, cervical, hemifacial spasm, laryngeal and oromandibular
Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary

Services available: Botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: Blepharospasm
Withybush General Hospital

Services available: Botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: Blepharospasm
William Harvey Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis | Dystonia types: All types
Weston Area Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis | Dystonia types: All types

What is dystonia?

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that is estimated to affect at least 100,000 people in the UK. Learn about it here and request an information booklet.
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What causes dystonia?

The cause of dystonia is not yet fully understood, in some cases at least it can be attributed to a chemical imbalance in the part of the brain called the basal ganglia, a part which helps to control movement.
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