dystonia

American  

[dis-toh-nee-uh] / dɪsˈtoʊ ni ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. abnormal tone of any tissue.

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dystonia British  

/ dɪsˈtəʊnɪə /

noun

1. a neurological disorder, caused by disease of the basal ganglia, in which the muscles of the trunk, shoulders, and neck go into spasm, so that the head and limbs are held in unnatural positions

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Other Word Forms

• dystonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of dystonia

dys- + -tonia

Example Sentences

Jacob was diagnosed with the rare condition when he was a few days old, and since developed gastrointestinal dystonia, a debilitating stomach condition caused by neurological impairment.

From BBC

It’s happened often enough that scientists at the Mayo Clinic have a more formal definition for it—involuntary wrist spasms that can stem from a neurological condition called focal dystonia.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was diagnosed with a hypoxic brain injury, meaning his brain was starved of oxygen, and four-limb dystonia, which can lead to uncontrolled spasms in his arms and legs.

From BBC

DBS is a surgical treatment for people with severe movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and dystonia.

From BBC

"We hear many stories of broken lives and careers from patients with laryngeal dystonia and they have been desperate for new treatments. Our trial gives us hope for a new, effective treatment that can be offered to some of these patients," says lead author Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Mass Eye and Ear and professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

From Science Daily