ABSTRACT

One hundred years have passed since the first clinical descriptions of dystonia cases appeared in the literature. In the ensuing century, the study of this protean movement disorder has undergone a turbulent evolution, with dramatic shifts in the views regarding its causation and phenomenology. Considered for a period of time as a psychological or

chapter 1|14 pages

Diagnosis of dystonia

chapter 4|10 pages

Pathophysiology of dystonia

chapter 6|12 pages

DYT1 dystonia

chapter 8|8 pages

Cervical dystonia

chapter 9|16 pages

Cranial dystonia

chapter 11|10 pages

Laryngeal dystonia

chapter 17|6 pages

Drug therapy of torsion dystonia

chapter 18|20 pages

Botulinum toxin

chapter 19|14 pages

Surgery for dystonia

chapter 20|10 pages

Role of the physiotherapist

chapter 23|12 pages

Dystonia rating scales