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Dystonia: Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary contractions of muscles in a repetitive, twisting manner. See detailed information below for a list of 130 causes of Dystonia, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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medications causing Dystonia
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causes of Dystonia as a symptom include:
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causes of Dystonia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
The dystonias are movement disorders in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Dystonias Information Page: NINDS)
Abnormal involuntary movements which primarily affect the extremities, trunk, or jaw that occur as a manifestation of an underlying disease process. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of dyskinesia as a primary manifestation of disease may be referred to as dyskinesia syndromes (see MOVEMENT DISORDERS). Dyskinesias are also a relatively common manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Syndrome dominated by involuntary, sustained or spasmodic, patterned, and repetitive muscle contractions; frequently causing twisting, flexing or extending, and squeezing movements or abnormal postures.
- (Source - CRISP)
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Dystonia. Of the 130 causes of Dystonia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Dystonia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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The following list of medical conditions have Dystonia or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Dystonia based
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Muscle dystonia, Involuntary muscular movements, Dyskinesia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medical Conditions associated with Dystonia:
Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Movement symptoms (6001 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)
Symptoms related to Dystonia:
Muscle tone symptoms, Muscle spasms (929 causes), Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Various genetic defects, Cerebral palsy, Kernicterus (20 causes), Hypoxic injury, Head trauma (8 causes), Encephalitis (137 causes), Tumors, Congenital malformations, Fahr's disease, Hallervorden-Spatz disease
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