Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Dystonia?
• How is Dystonia Diagnosed?
• What Form of Dystonia Do I Have?
  • Age of onset
  • How the body is affected
  • Cause
    • Primary
    • Secondary
    • Dystonia-plus
  • Additional disorders and conditions
• Prognosis
• Forms of Dystonia
  • Focal dystonias
    • Blepharospasm
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    • Cervical dystonia
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    • Oromandibular dystonia
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      • OMD Network
    • Laryngeal dystonia
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    • Writer’s cramp
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  • Musicians’ dystonias
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    • Focal hand dystonia
    • Embouchure dystonia
    • Musicians With Dystonia
  • Early onset generalized dystonia
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  • Dopa-responsive dystonia
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  • Myoclonic dystonia
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  • Paroxysmal dyskinesias
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  • Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism
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  • X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism
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  • Secondary dystonia
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    • Trauma
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    • Drug-Induced
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    • Toxins
    • Neurological and Metabolic Disorders
  • Psychogenic dystonia
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• Genetics
  • DNA, genes, and proteins
  • Dystonia genes
    • Early onset dystonia
    • Dopa-responsive dystonia
    • Myoclonic dystonia
    • Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism
    • X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism
  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
• Related & Differential Disorders
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • FAQ Symptoms
  • FAQ Causes
  • FAQ Prognosis
• Glossary
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