title: Neurophysiology of dystonia: The role of inhibition.
abstract: The pathophysiology of dystonia has been best studied in patients with focal hand dystonia. A loss of inhibitory function has been demonstrated at spinal, brainstem and cortical levels. Many cortical circuits seem to be involved. One consequence of the loss of inhibition is a failure of surround inhibition, and this appears to directly lead to overflow and unwanted muscle spasms. There are mild sensory abnormalities and deficits in sensorimotor integration; these also might be explained by a loss of inhibition. Increasing inhibition may be therapeutic. A possible hypothesis is that there is a genetic loss of inhibitory interneurons in dystonia and that this deficit is a substrate on which other factors can act to produce dystonia. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Advances in dystonia".
authors.affiliation: Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Building 10, Room 7D37, 10 Center Dr MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428, USA. hallettm@ninds.nih.gov
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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