Dystonia
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What is dystonia?
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal posture due to disordered tonicity of muscles. Sustained muscle contraction (dystonia) may be caused by a number of conditions.
Common symptoms reported by people with dystonia
Treatments taken by people for dystonia
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Compare treatments taken by people with dystonia
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Who has dystonia on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 224 say dystonia is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 11 | |
| 30s | 42 | |
| 40s | 46 | |
| 50s | 44 | |
| 60s | 48 | |
| 70+ | 103 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 18 | |
| 20-29 years | 17 | |
| 30-39 years | 20 | |
| 40-49 years | 20 | |
| 50-59 years | 15 | |
| 60-69 years | 15 | |
| 70+ years | 10 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 137 | |
| Female | 423 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 254 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 29 |