What is focal dystonia?

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained involuntary muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal posture due to disordered tonicity of muscles. Focal dystonia affects a specific part of the body.

How do members experience focal dystonia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with focal dystonia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for focal dystonia*

Who has focal dystonia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 4
40s 5
50s 7
60s 11
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 29

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What is focal dystonia?

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained involuntary muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal posture due to disordered tonicity of muscles. Focal dystonia affects a specific part of the body.



Common symptoms reported by people with focal dystonia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for focal dystonia

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Compare treatments taken by people with focal dystonia

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Got a question about living with focal dystonia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has focal dystonia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 22 say focal dystonia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 4
40s 5
50s 7
60s 11
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 29

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from focal dystonia patients who have completed their condition history
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