Dystonia

Dystonia

The dystonias are movement disorders in which sustained muscle contractions caus twisting and repetitive movements of abnormal postures. The movements, which are involuntary and sometimes painful, may affect a single muscle, a group of muscles (such as those in the arms, legs or neck) or the entire body. Those with dystonia usually have normal intelligence and no associated psychiatric disorders.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.

0 0

Improve it

Add an image

Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s):
Blossary:
Industry/Domain: Health care
Category: Orthopedics
Company:
Product:
Acronym-Abbreviation:

Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

Related terms

dystonia

Biology; Neuroscience

Lack of muscle tone.

dystonia

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

The dystonias are movement disorders in which sustained muscle contractions caus twisting and repetitive movements of abnormal postures. The movements, which are involuntary and ...

dystonia

Health care; Orthopedics

The dystonias are movement disorders in which sustained muscle contractions caus twisting and repetitive movements of abnormal postures. The movements, which are involuntary and ...

dystonia

Health care; Pharmacy

Sustained muscular spasm or abnormal postures.

dystonia

Medical; Human genome

Syndrome dominated by involuntary, sustained or spasmodic, patterned, and repetitive muscle contractions; frequently causing twisting, flexing or extending, and squeezing ...

dystonia

Medical; Implants and interventional materials

abnormal, involuntary muscle contractions

gout

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

Gout is a desease that results from an overload of uric acid in the body. This overload of uric acid leads to the formation of tiny crystals of urate that deposite in tissues of ...

hammer toe

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

A flexed (curled) but not abnormally rotated toe. May require surgical correction.

pes cavus

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

Literally a hollow foot, pes cavus is a foot with too high an arch.

hyperkeratosis

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

Hyperkeratosis is thickening of the stratum corneum, often associated with a qualitative abnormality of the keratin. It can be caused by Vitamin A deficiency.

sciatica

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

Sciatica is pain in the lower extremity resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve. The pain of sciatica is typically felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating ...

sciatic nerve

Health care; Diseases; Orthopedics

The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve begins from nerve roots in the lumbar part of the spinal cord and extends through the buttock area to send nerve endings down to ...