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dystonia /dys·to·nia/ (-to´ne-ah) dyskinetic movements due to disordered tonicity of muscle.dyston´ic dystonia musculo´rum defor´mans a hereditary disorder marked by involuntary, irregular, clonic contortions of the muscles of the trunk and limbs, which twist the body forward and sideways grotesquely.
Dystonia A movement disorder characterized by sustained muscle contractions that result in writhing or twisting movements and unsual body postures. Mentioned in: Huntington Disease, Schizophrenia dystonia (distō´nē  ),n a disorder or lack of tonicity. dystonia abnormality of muscular tonus. |
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As is made clear in "Two Hands," Fleisher suffers from a condition now diagnosed as focal dystonia in which the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand curl inward. Some patients have dystonia of the plantar flexors, reduced arm swing, or rigidity of the trunk. For example, focal hand dystonia in musicians is one of the pathologic consequences of plasticity. |
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