"Dystonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D004421
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.350.300 C23.888.592.350.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Dystonia- Dystonia
- Muscle Dystonia
- Dystonia, Muscle
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dystonia" by people in Profiles.
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Motor seizure semiology. Handb Clin Neurol. 2023; 196:295-304.
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Bilateral polymicrogyria associated with dystonia: A new neurogenetic syndrome? Am J Med Genet A. 2020 10; 182(10):2207-2213.
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Dystonia and ataxia progression in spinocerebellar ataxias. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2017 Dec; 45:75-80.
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Dystonia treatment: Patterns of medication use in an international cohort. Neurology. 2017 Feb 07; 88(6):543-550.
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American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline. CA Cancer J Clin. 2016 05; 66(3):203-39.
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Indications and outcomes for use of Montgomery cannulas. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Feb; 141(2):142-7.
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Tetrahydrobiopterin in the prevention of hypertonia in hypoxic fetal brain. Ann Neurol. 2009 Sep; 66(3):323-31.
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Dystonic storm due to Batten's disease treated with pallidotomy and deep brain stimulation. Mov Disord. 2009 May 15; 24(7):1048-53.
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Acute dystonic reaction associated with foscarnet administration. Am J Ther. 2008 Mar-Apr; 15(2):184-6.
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Successful bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation for segmental dystonia after unilateral pallidotomy. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2008; 86(2):80-6.