What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of truncal dystonia include: unusual stretching, bending or twisting of the trunk writhing movements of the abdominal wall tremor Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of an acute dystonic reaction include: strange movements of the face and/or mouth tongue protrusion head tilts back forced opening of the mouth problems with eating and swallowing eyes turned upward or to the side hyper-extension of the spine Symptoms of tardive dystonia include: strange movements of the face and/or mouth involuntary eye closure voice problems head tilts back involuntary twisting or movement of the neck contortion of the trunk internal rotation of arms, elbow extension, wrist flexing akathisia (feelings of inner restlessness) Symptoms of focal dystonia can occur days or years after exposure to the medication. Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of paroxysmal dystonia include: abnormal twisting movements in the face, limbs, or body tremor pain Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of generalised dystonia include: muscle spasms in the body twisted postures of the limbs or torso abnormal fixed postures of the limbs or torso rapid jerking movements unusual walking with bending and twisting of the torso tremor pain Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
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What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of laryngeal dystonia include: strangled sounding voice and/or a feeling of choking on words effortful to speak breathy, quiet voice difficult to project your voice tremor Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of cervical dystonia include: neck twisting neck being pulled forwards, backwards or sideways stiffness in the neck tremor pain Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of myoclonus dystonia include: abnormal, sometimes painful, repetitive movements usually in the arms, trunk, and neck myoclonic jerks psychological symptoms such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety or lowered mood (depression). (These psychological impacts are more likely if the myoclonus dystonia is caused by a mutation within the DYT11 gene.) Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of Meige syndrome include: excessive and uncontrollable blinking muscle spasms around the eyes causing them to close inability to re-open the eyes dry eyes eyes sensitive to light muscle spasms in the jaw causing the mouth to open or close muscle spasms that pull the mouth or tongue into different positions difficulty opening or closing the mouth difficulty chewing or swallowing tremor pain Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms include: muscle spasms fingers curling, clenching, shaking, or sticking in a position gripping writing implements too hard extension of the finger during writing making the writing implement difficult to hold unusual postures of the wrist or elbow reduced precision when playing instruments tremor (more unusual) Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of oromandibular dystonia include: muscle spasms in the jaw causing the mouth to open or close muscle spasms that pull the mouth or tongue into different positions difficulty opening or closing the mouth difficulty chewing or swallowing tremor pain Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of lower limb dystonia include: twisting or turning of the foot foot points downward extension of big toe toe curling a sense of tightness or stiffness in the limb changes in walking or running gait tremor pain Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Usually hemidystonia occurs in the side of the body opposite to the side where the brain is damaged. Symptoms on one side of the body include: twisting of the leg and arm turning in of the foot and/or leg and/or arm muscle spasms in the face or mouth causing unusual movements tremor Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
What are the symptoms? Expand Symptoms of dopa-responsive dystonia include: ‘stiff-legged’ way of walking upward bending of the sole of the foot turning of the foot outward at the ankle toe walking muscle spasms tremor The symptoms of Parkinsonism that may show include: slowness of movement stiffness and resistance to movement (rigidity) balance difficulties postural instability Stress and anxiety are known to exacerbate the symptoms.
Who does it affect? Expand Tardive dystonia can affect at any age. Tardive dystonia tends to progress in children to involve multiple body parts but remain focal to a specific body area in adults. Acute dystonia is more common in younger patients compared to classic tardive dyskinesias.
Who does it affect? Expand It is known as early-onset as it most often appears in late childhood / early teens. There is 30% chance of developing generalised dystonia if you have inherited the DYT1 gene. If you reach the age of 30 without developing symptoms, there is a good chance they will never develop.
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Who does it affect? Expand Symptoms usually appear mid-life between 40-50 years old. Most cases of laryngeal dystonia are focal (a dystonia that only affects one part of the body), however, for other patients, dystonia may eventually involve different areas, including the eyes, jaw or neck. It may also occur in cases of childhood-onset generalised dystonia which affects multiple body parts including the limbs.
What are the causes? Expand Dystonia is caused by incorrect signals from the brain to the affected body part but the causes for this are not yet fully understood.
Who does it affect? Expand Symptoms usually appear between the ages of 30 and 50. It is the most common dystonia and affects an estimated 18,000 adults in the UK.
Who does it affect? Expand Myoclonus dystonia appears in about 50% of cases of people experiencing frequent myoclonic jerks Myoclonus dystonia usually starts at a young age, between 0-20 years old
Who does it affect? Expand Symptoms usually begin between the ages of 40 and 70 years Meige syndrome appears to be more common in women than men
Who does it affect? Expand Focal hand dystonia can affect any profession which requires repeated hand movement but is more common among musicians than any other professional group. It is estimated that they affect approximately 1-2% of all professional musicians. Men are more commonly affected by musician’s dystonia than women with estimates of the ratio ranging from 2:1 to 6:1. Research has identified musicians who have intensively practiced their instruments over several years are most affected by this condition. Usually musician’s dystonia is diagnosed when the person is in their 20s-40s. Dystonic writer’s cramp more commonly affects those with whole body dystonia.
Who does it affect? Expand In children and young adults, muscle spasms in the foot or leg can be an early sign of a generalised (whole body) dystonia. In focal foot dystonia (dystonia that only affects the foot) symptoms generally appear between the ages of 30 and 50.