From HPO
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.
Action tremor- MedGen UID:
- 65875
- •Concept ID:
- C0234376
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- Sign or Symptom
A tremor present when the limbs are active, either when outstretched in a certain position or throughout a voluntary movement.
Postural tremor- MedGen UID:
- 66696
- •Concept ID:
- C0234378
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- Sign or Symptom
A type of tremors that is triggered by holding a limb in a fixed position.
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.
- Abnormality of the nervous system