title: The definition of dystonia: current concepts and controversies.
abstract: The definition of dystonia has been a subject of much debate and controversy for the last century. In this paper, a practical definition of dystonia for the movement disorders expert is presented, based on a new algorithm. © 2013 Movement Disorder Society.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. steven.frucht@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Frucht
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004421:Dystonia / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000150:complications
keywords: dystonia, geste, task-specific, pseudodystonia