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[Hereditary dystonia -- phenotype of DYT1].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2012
Yokochi Fusako
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Dystonia is characterized by muscle contractions leading to abnormal postures with involuntary twisting and repetitive movements of one or more parts of the body. Diseases with dystonia have been classified by Fahn et al. (1998) into primary dystonia, dystonia-plus syndrome, degenerative disease, secondary dystonia, and paroxysmal dystonia. Other diseases with dystonia excluding secondary dystonia correspond to...
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