Tardive dyskinesia and dystonia are movement disorders with different causes and onset of symptoms. Treatment for both disorders may involve anticholinergic and benzodiazepine drugs. It's possible to ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms. (Photo Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Dystonia is a movement disorder in which some of your body ...

X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP) is a neurogenetic combined movement disorder involving both parkinsonism and dystonia. Complex, overlapping phenotypes result in difficulties in clinical rating ...

Dystonia was first described in 1911 by Oppenheim as a disorder in which involuntary muscle contractions lead to abnormal movements or postures 1. This definition has since been revised many times as ...

Shirley A. Grant, RGN, is dystonia nurse practitioner, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Peter Meager, MA, BD, CertMgmt, is Scottish coordinator for the Dystonia Society, Cupar About 40,000 people have ...

Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an injection prescribed to treat cervical dystonia in adults. Your doctor will typically start by prescribing a low dose, such as 100 units every 3 months. Depending on ...