 Dystonia
"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,
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dystonia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dystonia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dystonia" by people in Profiles.
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Shaikh AG, Beylergil SB, Scorr L, Kilic-Berkmen G, Freeman A, Klein C, Junker J, Loens S, Brüggemann N, Münchau A, Bäumer T, Vidailhet M, Roze E, Bonnet C, Jankovic J, Jimenez-Shahed J, Patel N, Marsh L, Comella C, Barbano RL, Berman BD, Malaty I, Wagle Shukla A, Reich SG, Ledoux MS, Berardelli A, Ferrazzano G, Stover N, Ondo W, Pirio Richardson S, Saunders-Pullman R, Mari Z, Agarwal P, Adler C, Chouinard S, Fox SH, Brashear A, Truong D, Suchowersky O, Frank S, Factor S, Perlmutter J, Jinnah HA. Dystonia and Tremor: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Dystonia Coalition Cohort. Neurology. 2021 01 26; 96(4):e563-e574.
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Comella CL. Systematic review of botulinum toxin treatment for oromandibular dystonia. Toxicon. 2018 Jun 01; 147:96-99.
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Comella CL. Dystonia: Then and now. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 Jan; 46 Suppl 1:S66-S69.
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Yan L, Hicks M, Winslow K, Comella C, Ludlow C, Jinnah HA, Rosen AR, Wright L, Galpern WR, Perlmutter JS. Secured web-based video repository for multicenter studies. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Apr; 21(4):366-71.
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Eichenseer SR, Stebbins GT, Comella CL. Beyond a motor disorder: a prospective evaluation of sleep quality in cervical dystonia. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Apr; 20(4):405-8.
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Galpern WR, Coffey CS, Albanese A, Cheung K, Comella CL, Ecklund DJ, Fahn S, Jankovic J, Kieburtz K, Lang AE, McDermott MP, Shefner JM, Teller JK, Thompson JL, Yeatts SD, Jinnah HA. Designing clinical trials for dystonia. Neurotherapeutics. 2014 Jan; 11(1):117-27.
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Albanese A, Sorbo FD, Comella C, Jinnah HA, Mink JW, Post B, Vidailhet M, Volkmann J, Warner TT, Leentjens AF, Martinez-Martin P, Stebbins GT, Goetz CG, Schrag A. Dystonia rating scales: critique and recommendations. Mov Disord. 2013 Jun 15; 28(7):874-83.
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Hogarth P, Gregory A, Kruer MC, Sanford L, Wagoner W, Natowicz MR, Egel RT, Subramony SH, Goldman JG, Berry-Kravis E, Foulds NC, Hammans SR, Desguerre I, Rodriguez D, Wilson C, Diedrich A, Green S, Tran H, Reese L, Woltjer RL, Hayflick SJ. New NBIA subtype: genetic, clinical, pathologic, and radiographic features of MPAN. Neurology. 2013 Jan 15; 80(3):268-75.
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Thobois S, Taira T, Comella C, Moro E, Bressman S, Albanese A. Pre-operative evaluations for DBS in dystonia. Mov Disord. 2011 Jun; 26 Suppl 1:S17-22.
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Charous SJ, Comella C. Dystonias of the head and neck: An overview. Ear Nose Throat J. 2011 Feb; 90(2):E4.
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