Types Of Cervical Dystonia. Top 10 tips for calming symptoms of Cervical Dystonia 1. Hemidystonia affecting the arm and leg on one side of the body. Cervical dystonia is a serious neurological disorder with no known cure as yet. If dystonia starts in childhood it tends to spread across multiple parts of the body.
Dystonia which starts in adult life usually remains focal to one part of the body. Cervical dystonia is a serious neurological disorder with no known cure as yet. Multifocal affecting many. Segmental dystonia - Affects 2 or more contiguous regions of the body. BOTOX neurotoxin treatment is approved for all of these types of CD. Many people have a combination of more than 1 type.
Examples of segmental dystonias of the head and neck include craniocervical dystonia blepharospasm oromandibular dystonia and laryngeal dystonia.
Segmental dystonia affects two or more adjacent parts of the body. Dystonia which starts in adult life usually remains focal to one part of the body. Causes the head to rotate to one side to pull down towards the chest or back or a combination of these postures. Types of Dystonia Focal affecting muscles around the eyes in the neck in the throat or in one of the limbs. Cervical dystonia spasmodic torticollis muscles of the neck. Its worsened by stress.