Colchester General Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

01206 747474

Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections

Blepharospasm

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Royal United Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
Royal Surrey County Hospital

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

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: Blepharospasm, cervical, focal hand, hemifacial spasm, tardive
Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis | Dystonia types: Laryngeal
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and treatment | Dystonia types: Dystonia in children
Royal London Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: All types
Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: Laryngeal
Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | Dystonia types: Blepharospasm, cervical, focal hand
Queen Alexandra Hospital

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

Services available: Diagnosis and botulinum toxin injections | 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.
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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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