title: [How I explore ... dystonic troubles: a simple and practical guide].
abstract: The discovery of dystonia as an isolated abnormality or as a symptom involved in a larger neurological or systemic disease is not unfrequent in clinical practice. Dystonia can occur at any age, from childhood to elderly. A rapid diagnosis is very important to optimise the managing of those chronical and often invalidating diseases. We should point out the pre-eminent role played by MRI techniques in the diagnosis and follow-up of dystonic patients. We present here an overview of most frequent dystonic troubles and an attempt of classification to simplify their diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jedidi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scholtes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaschten
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis