From HPO
Torsion dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 3941
- •Concept ID:
- C0013423
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- Disease or Syndrome
Sustained involuntary muscle contractions that produce twisting and repetitive movements of the body.
Torticollis- MedGen UID:
- 11859
- •Concept ID:
- C0040485
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- Sign or Symptom
Torticollis is a twisted neck as a result of shortening of sternocleidomastoid muscle. This short and fibrotic muscle pulls the head laterally and rotates the chin and face to the opposite end. Facial asymmetry may be a manifestation (summary by Engin et al., 1997).
Tremor- MedGen UID:
- 21635
- •Concept ID:
- C0040822
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- Sign or Symptom
An unintentional, oscillating to-and-fro muscle movement about a joint axis.
Writer cramp- MedGen UID:
- 57821
- •Concept ID:
- C0154676
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- Disease or Syndrome
A focal dystonia of the fingers, hand, and/or forearm that appears when the affected person attempts to do a task that requires fine motor movements such as writing or playing a musical instrument.
Limb dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 152944
- •Concept ID:
- C0751093
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- Sign or Symptom
A type of dystonia (abnormally increased muscular tone causing fixed abnormal postures) that affects muscles of the limbs.
Oromandibular dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 473560
- •Concept ID:
- C2242577
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- Sign or Symptom
A kind of focal dystonia characterized by forceful contractions of the face, jaw, and/or tongue causing difficulty in opening and closing the mouth and often affecting chewing and speech.
Blepharospasm- MedGen UID:
- 599
- •Concept ID:
- C0005747
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- Disease or Syndrome
A focal dystonia that affects the muscles of the eyelids and brow, associated with involuntary recurrent spasm of both eyelids.
- Abnormality of head or neck
- Abnormality of the nervous system