Journal article
Childhood dystonia
Seminars in pediatric neurology, Vol.10(1), pp.52-61
03/2003
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(02)00010-4
PMID: 12785748
Abstract
Childhood dystonias are a heterogeneous group of disorders with strong inherited basis. This review describes the clinical characteristics, classification, genetic basis, pathophysiology, biochemistry, pathology, and treatment of dystonias, including the primary dystonias, the dystonia-plus syndromes, secondary dystonias, and heredodegenerative disorders. Conditions discussed in detail include idiopathic torsion dystonia, dopa-responsive dystonia, Wilson's disease, myoclonus dystonia, rapid-onset dystonia parkinsonism, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome), mitochondrial dystonias, Niemann-Pick type C, and neuroacanthocytosis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Childhood dystonia
- Creators
- Ergun Y Uc - Department of Neurology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52246, USARobert L Rodnitzky
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Seminars in pediatric neurology, Vol.10(1), pp.52-61
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/S1071-9091(02)00010-4
- PMID
- 12785748
- ISSN
- 1071-9091
- eISSN
- 1558-0776
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2003
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9984020888702771
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