From HPO
Dysarthria- MedGen UID:
- 8510
- •Concept ID:
- C0013362
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Dysarthric speech is a general description referring to a neurological speech disorder characterized by poor articulation. Depending on the involved neurological structures, dysarthria may be further classified as spastic, flaccid, ataxic, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic, or mixed.
Torsion dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 3941
- •Concept ID:
- C0013423
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- Disease or Syndrome
Sustained involuntary muscle contractions that produce twisting and repetitive movements of the body.
Myoclonus- MedGen UID:
- 10234
- •Concept ID:
- C0027066
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- Finding
Very brief, involuntary random muscular contractions occurring at rest, in response to sensory stimuli, or accompanying voluntary movements.
Torticollis- MedGen UID:
- 11859
- •Concept ID:
- C0040485
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- Sign or Symptom
Torticollis is a twisted neck as a result of shortening of sternocleidomastoid muscle. This short and fibrotic muscle pulls the head laterally and rotates the chin and face to the opposite end. Facial asymmetry may be a manifestation (summary by Engin et al., 1997).
Writer cramp- MedGen UID:
- 57821
- •Concept ID:
- C0154676
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- Disease or Syndrome
A focal dystonia of the fingers, hand, and/or forearm that appears when the affected person attempts to do a task that requires fine motor movements such as writing or playing a musical instrument.
Limb dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 152944
- •Concept ID:
- C0751093
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- Sign or Symptom
A type of dystonia (abnormally increased muscular tone causing fixed abnormal postures) that affects muscles of the limbs.
Laryngeal dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 409603
- •Concept ID:
- C1963946
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- Disease or Syndrome
A form of focal dystonia that affects the vocal cords, associated with involuntary contractions of the vocal cords causing interruptions of speech and affecting the voice quality and often leading to patterned, repeated breaks in speech.
Oromandibular dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 473560
- •Concept ID:
- C2242577
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- Sign or Symptom
A kind of focal dystonia characterized by forceful contractions of the face, jaw, and/or tongue causing difficulty in opening and closing the mouth and often affecting chewing and speech.
Lingual dystonia- MedGen UID:
- 1377034
- •Concept ID:
- C2242579
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- Sign or Symptom
Involuntary protrusions, movements, spams and contortions of the tongue.
Dysphonia- MedGen UID:
- 282893
- •Concept ID:
- C1527344
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords. Associated with a known physical or neurological cause.
- Abnormality of the nervous system
- Abnormality of the voice