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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 10 On the clinical diagnosis of dystonia Of: XU Hai-yan Jiang Haibo Wang Hsiao-ping Guo Yuling Liu Wei [Abstract] Objective To investigate the clinical diagnosis of dystonia and differential diagnosis. Conclusion For patients with different disease diagnosis and drug treatment. Idiopathic dystonia most of the slow progress, usually 5 to 8 years after the onset of daily life can not take care of themselves, and forced bed-ridden, often in the next few years, died of pneumonia and other complications. dystonia in patients with symptoms of a small number of long-term stability, and less progress, an idiopathic dystonia incompetence. Epidemic dystonia prognosis is good, usually in the normal 2 to 3 days after treatment, complete cure without recurrence. [Keywords:] etiological diagnosis of dystonia Dystonia is a sustained muscle contractions cause abnormal posture or movement, may be associated with pain. Constant intermittent seizures, may be associated with dance and other abnormal movements. Dystonia movement and posture: 1. Confined to one part of the body (such as the upper limbs) with focal dystonia. 2. Extended to at least two parts of the body segmental dystonia .3. Extended to the whole body limbs and midline muscle dystonia .4. Confined to the neck or back midline dystonia .5. Limited to two or more body parts of the ipsilateral hemi-dystonia. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General information on our hospital since August 2005 ~ August 2009 between dystonia patients treated 6 patients, including 4 males and 2 females, ages 10 to 38 years, mean age 24 years. 6 patients, the drug induced tardive dystonia and traumatic effects in patients with dystonia ideal, BFMDRS score improvement were 90%, and with the follow-up time, the effect of continuous improvement, and the remaining 4 patients with poor efficacy, 4 cases were slightly improved muscle tone, of which 1 case reversed slightly improved, 1 case of slight impro