DYSTONIA

Course overview

DYSTONIA IS DEFINED BY INVOLUNTARY MAINTAINED CONTRACTION OF AGONIST AND ANTAGONIST MUSCLES YIELDING ABNORMAL POSTURING, TWISTING AND REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS, OR TREMULOUS AND CAN BE INITIATED OR WORSENED BY ATTEMPTED MOVEMENT. DYSTONIA IS A DYNAMIC DISORDER THAT CHANGES IN SEVERITY BASED ON THE ACTIVITY AND POSTURE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CAUSES, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, AND POSSIBLE TREATMENTS OF DYSTONIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.