Can dystonia be caused by a injury?
To date, there is some evidence to support a role of trauma including injury to the head or other body parts.It makes sense that if these factors can influence genetic forms of dystonia, they may also be important to other forms of primary dystonia where there is little or no genetic influence. Studies of these questions require accurate and detailed evaluations of the past histories of large numbers of patients as well as unaffected individuals or “controls.” One reason for pursuing these issues is that it is well established that trauma does occasionally result in some forms of well-established “secondary” dystonia. For example, closed head injury can sometimes result in severe dystonia. Typically in these cases, the injury has been severe enough to result in damage to the basal ganglia, which can be visualized on brain imaging studies. Direct injury to a limb may also result in severe dystonic postures. The mechanisms underlying this “peripheral injury-induced dystonia” are poorly u
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