National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. torsion dystonia. Rowena Emilia Tabamo, MD, is a of motion exercises.Pathophysiology Idiopathic torsion dystonia. The major nuclear http://www.parkinson.org/torsiondystonia.htm
Extractions: In 1908, Schwalbe first described primary/idiopathic torsion dystonia in a Jewish family, and in 1911, Oppenheim termed this dystonia musculorum deformans (DMD). Initially believed to be a manifestation of hysteria, idiopathic torsion dystonia gradually became established as a neurological entity with a genetic basis. DMD or Oppenheim disease are terms now used for childhood- and adolescent-onset dystonia due to the DYT1 gene. With the recent mapping of genes for idiopathic torsion dystonia and identification of a gene for early onset dystonia, the description idiopathic/primary dystonia has become outdated; it now may be viewed as secondary to or symptomatic of an identified cause. However, continuing to use "primary" torsion dystonia to classify a group of dystonias as a clinically and genetically heterogenous group of movement disorders is justifiable on the basis that dystonia is the primary and sole abnormality attributable to the condition, and degeneration on pathologic examination is not known.
Extractions: Dystonic posturing (torsion dystonia, torticolis included) Gilles Lyon, MD Dystonia consist of slow sustained, irregular, twisting (torsional) movements or muscle spasms interspersed with more rapid involuntary movements or jerks. The slow, sinuous, purposeless movements predominating in hands, feet, face and tongue of athetosis or choreo-athetosis (when brisk involuntary movements are also present) are closely allied with extrapyramidal (basal ganglia) disorders. Dystonia and athetosis have been used almost interchangeably in the literature; the term dystonia is now generally preferred.
Idiopathic Torsion Dystonia Idiopathic torsion dystonia. Idiopathic torsion dystonia (ITD) is a muscular disorderthat can affect the entire body or just one group of voluntary muscles. http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/student-org/ama/docs/mgb1999-2000/cd62.htm
Torsion Dystonia. BOTOX. torsion dystonia. BOTOX. I am 18 yo I have torsion dystonia on stretch11 years. For all this time I search methods of treatment it. http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum_2/DystoniaF/9.11.996.21PMTorsiondysto.htm
Extractions: This Web Forum is not moderated in any sense. Anyone on the Internet can post articles or reply to previously posted articles, and they may do so anonymously. Therefore, the opinions and statements made in all articles and replies do not represent the official opinions of MGH and MGH Neurology. Neither is MGH or MGH Neurology responsible for the content of any articles or replies. No messages are screened for content. This article submitted by Gulakov Constantin on 9/11/99. Hi All. I am 18 y.o. I have torsion dystonia on stretch 11 years. For all this time I search methods of treatment it. And once I managed to make it. I have overlooked that such dystonia for 5 years. But recently illness has returned with the even greater force. I know that this illness is unpredictable. Me spoke that it can disappear and to occur of itself. But all the same I am sure, that there are methods of treatment of this illness.
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Gene Sequenced For Disabling Childhood Movement Disorder 1997 ress release on disabling childhood movement disorder,EarlyOnset torsion dystonia (archived). http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/pressrelease_disabling_childhhod_moveme
From Gene To Function In Dystonia Overview Xandra Breakefield The discovery in 1997, of the TORA1 (DYT1) gene, responsiblefor early onset torsion dystonia, has catapulted dystonia from the http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/DMRF_NINDS_Workshop_2001.htm
Extractions: With regard to TOR1A, (Laurie Ozelius, Albert Einstein University) a new 18 bp deletion mutation was described that removes 6 amino acids from the C-terminus of the protein including a putative phosphorylation site. In addition, studies aimed at determining genetic factors that might influence the penetrance of early onset dystonia were discussed. Using the simplest model of inheritance (autosomal dominant with a high gene frequency), six chromosomal regions of positivity (multiple positive markers) have been identified on chromosomes 2, 5, 7 (two regions) and 8 (two regions). One of the regions on chromosome 7 and another on chromosome 8 overlap with regions that have been implicated in myoclonus dystonia and adolescent onset dystonia (DYT6), respectively. If genes influencing penetrance can be identified, this may lead to new treatments aimed at delaying or preventing the manifestation of the mutant TOR1A gene in carriers.
Extractions: Early-Onset Torsion Dystonia Protein Found Scientists have sequenced the gene responsible for early-onset torsion dystonia and have found a new class of proteins that may provide insight into all of the dystonia disorders. Dystonia disorders cause involuntary movements and prolonged muscle contraction, resulting in twisting body motions, tremor, and abnormal posture. The discovery of the gene will make diagnosis of early-onset torsion dystonia easier and allow scientists to investigate other factors that might contribute to the disease. The study, supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), is published in the September 1997 issue of Nature Genetics "The cloning of this gene is a long sought-after goal," says Zach W. Hall, Ph.D., Director of the NINDS. "Its discovery is a signal achievement which will help us understand the pathological basis of dystonia and other movement disorders." NINDS grantees, Xandra O. Breakefield, Ph.D., and Laurie J. Ozelius, Ph.D., neurogeneticists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston and lead authors of the study, have been searching for the dystonia gene for more than 15 years. Their team included investigators at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, Stanford University in Stanford, California, and Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. In 1989 the team localized or mapped the gene to chromosome 9 and named it DYT1. Now, they have sequenced the DYT1 gene and found that it codes for a previously unknown protein which the team named "torsinA."
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Gene Sequenced For Disabling Childhood Movement Disorder 1997 ress release on disabling childhood movement disorder, EarlyOnsettorsion dystonia (archived). Archived Press Release - National http://accessible.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/pressrelease_disabling_childhhod
WE MOVE - Dystonia: References J, de Leon D, Chouinard S, SaundersPullman R, Brin MF, Kapoor RP, Jones AC, ShenH, Fahn S, Risch NJ, Nygaard TG (1997) Idiopathic torsion dystonia linked to http://www.wemove.org/dys_ref.html
Extractions: go to: Top of Section References Almasy L, Bressman SB, Raymond D, Kramer PL, Greene PE, Heiman GA, Ford B, Yount J, de Leon D, Chouinard S, Saunders-Pullman R, Brin MF, Kapoor RP, Jones AC, Shen H, Fahn S, Risch NJ, Nygaard TG (1997) Idiopathic torsion dystonia linked to chromosome 8 in two Mennonite families. Ann.Neurol. Auburger G, Ratzlaff T, Lunkes A, Nelles HW, Leube B, Binkofski F, Kugel H, Heindel W, Seitz R, Benecke R, Witte OW, Voit T (1996) A gene for autosomal dominant paroxysmal choreoathetosis/spasticity (CSE) maps to the vicinity of a potassium channel gene cluster on chromosome 1p, probably within 2 cM between D1S443 and D1S197. Genomics Bentivoglio AR, Del Grosso N, Albanese A, Cassetta E, Tonali P, Frontali M. Non-DYT1 dystonia in a large Italian family. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. Brashear A, Butler IJ, Ozelius LJ, et al. Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism: a report of clinical, biochemical, and genetic studies in two families. In: Fahn S, Marsden CD, DeLong M, eds. Dystonia 3: Advances in Neurology, Vol. 78. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1998:335-339.
Searchalot Directory For Torsion Dystonia Related Web Sites. Medicine Net torsion dystonia A brief descriptionof this disorder, its onset and symptoms. Pediatric Database http://www.searchalot.com/Top/Health/ConditionsandDiseases/NeurologicalDisorders
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Science News Magazine - References - This Week 9/13/97 1997. The earlyonset torsion dystonia gene (DYT1) encodes an ATP-binding protein. 1989.Human gene for torsion dystonia located on chromosome 9q32-q34. http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/9_13_97/ref1.htm
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Connexion 3, DYT1 mutation in French families with idiopathic torsion dystonia. 4, TheTOR1A (DYT1) gene family and its role in early onset torsion dystonia. http://www.dsi.univ-paris5.fr/genatlas/tbiblio.php?symbol=DYT1
Untitled Funding Type Fellowships Date 3/2002 Title A Drosophila Model for Early Onsettorsion dystonia Belzberg Fellowship (second year) Author Young Ho Koh, Ph.D http://www.dystonia-foundation.org/research/abstracts.asp
Extractions: Abstract: Dr. Li is pursuing the goal of understanding DYT1 dystonia by using transgenic mice that lack torsinA proteins or that have altered forms of torsinA in critical regions of the nervous system or muscles. The mouse model he employs permits study from embryonic development, known to be important in the overall development of DYT1 dystonia in humans. Successful conclusion of his funded research will shed important light on the function of torsinA. Funding Type: Grants
Florida State University College Of Medicine Digital Library document; Tardive Dyskinesia Access document; Hemifacial Spasm Accessdocument; Idiopathic torsion dystonia Access document; Dopamine http://fsumed-dl.slis.ua.edu/clinical/neurology/cns/dystonia.htm
Extractions: Clinical Resources by Topic: Neurology Dystonia Clinical Resources Emergency Pediatrics Geriatrics Genetics ... Miscellaneous Resources See also: Chapter 363: Parkinson's Disease and Other Extrapyramidal Disorders Table of contents Focal Torsion Dystonia: Access document Task-Specific Focal Dystonia: Access document Goetz: Textbook of Clinical Neurology 1st Ed.-1999 (MD Consult): Table of contents Medical Library subscription INFO Chapter 34 - Movement Disorders: Access document Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment - 2003 (MD Consult):
University Of Miami School Of Medicine - Glossary - Dystonia A form of dystonia known as earlyonset torsion dystonia (also called idiopathicor generalized torsion dystonia) begins in childhood around the age of 12. http://www.med.miami.edu/patients/glossary/art.asp?articlekey=349
