TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategies for controlling dystonia
T2 - Overview of therapies that may alleviate symptoms
AU - Adler, Charles H.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - Dystonia is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by twisting, turning, and posturing. This disorder may affect a single body part or may be more generalized, but the pathophysiology remains unclear. The treatment of choice for most of the focal dystonias is botulinum toxin injections, although oral medications occasionally may be beneficial. Surgical treatment of dystonia may be performed peripherally or centrally but is usually reserved for patients in whom other forms of therapy fail.
AB - Dystonia is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by twisting, turning, and posturing. This disorder may affect a single body part or may be more generalized, but the pathophysiology remains unclear. The treatment of choice for most of the focal dystonias is botulinum toxin injections, although oral medications occasionally may be beneficial. Surgical treatment of dystonia may be performed peripherally or centrally but is usually reserved for patients in whom other forms of therapy fail.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2000.10.1254
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2000.10.1254
M3 - Article
C2 - 11043087
AN - SCOPUS:0033765409
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 108
SP - 151
EP - 160
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 5
ER -