Definitions for dystonia
dɪsˈtoʊ ni ədys·to·ni·a

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1. dystonianoun

   A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body

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1. Dystonia

   Dystonia is a neurological hyperkinetic movement disorder in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions result in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures. The movements may resemble a tremor. Dystonia is often intensified or exacerbated by physical activity, and symptoms may progress into adjacent muscles.The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning (e.g., lead poisoning) or reaction to pharmaceutical drugs, particularly neuroleptics, or stress. Treatment must be highly customized to the needs of the individual and may include oral medications, chemodenervation botulinum neurotoxin injections, physical therapy, or other supportive therapies, and surgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation.

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1. Dystonia

   Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be hereditary or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning or reaction to pharmaceutical drugs, particularly neuroleptics. Treatment is difficult and has been limited to minimizing the symptoms of the disorder, since there is no cure available.

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1. Dystonia

   An attitude or posture due to the co-contraction of agonists and antagonist muscles in one region of the body. It most often affects the large axial muscles of the trunk and limb girdles. Conditions which feature persistent or recurrent episodes of dystonia as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as DYSTONIC DISORDERS. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p77)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dystonia in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dystonia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of dystonia in a Sentence

1. Steven Frucht:

   If someone has a true sensory trick, it is dystonia, in my opinion. Nothing else will do this, it's a bizarre thing that early on fed the fire of' this must be a psychological disorder, right ?'.

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References

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3. ^ Wikidata
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