Dystonia-plus

Sometimes dystonia occurs along with symptoms of other neurological disorders or has a particular quality that resembles another disorder. These forms may be put in a category called dystonia-plus. These forms include:

Dopa-responsive dystonia, in which affected persons have symptoms that resemble the physical attributes of Parkinson's disease, but do not have full-blown degenerative Parkinson's disease.

Myoclonic dystonia is included in this category because affected persons may have prominent symptoms that resemble a movement disorder called myoclonus.

Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism, in which affected persons may experience symptoms of both dystonia and parkinsonism, progresses quickly over the course of days or weeks.

X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism is a unique form that affects males of Filipino descent almost exclusively and has many parkinsonian features.

Specific gene mutations have been associated with each of above mentioned forms, which means that they are genetic and can be inherited.

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