dystonia musculorum deformans

Japanese: dystonia musculorum deformans(英語表記)dystoniamusculorumdeformans
dystonia musculorum deformans

…It is a syndrome that appears in association with various diseases such as spasmodic torticollis, Wilson's disease, and Parkinson's syndrome. In addition, torsion dystonia or dystonia musculorum deformans, which is one of the diseases that present with dystonia, presents with generalized dystonia such as lumbar lordosis, thoracic retroflexion, pelvic torsion, and adduction and internal rotation of the limbs, and is particularly noticeable when standing or walking. The mechanism of development of these dystonias has not been determined, but abnormalities in the function of the basal ganglia, especially the striatum, are considered important. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "dystonia musculorum deformans" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ひとつの症候群で,痙性斜頸spasmodic torticollis,ウィルソン病,パーキンソン症候群など,種々の疾患にともなって出現する。また,ジストニーを呈する疾患のひとつである捻転ジストニーtorsion dystoniaあるいは変形性筋ジストニーdystonia musculorum deformansは,腰部前彎,胸部後屈,骨盤捻転,四肢の内転・内旋など,全身性のジストニーを呈し,起立時,歩行時に著しい。これらジストニーの発生機序は,確定してはいないが,大脳基底核とくに線条体の機能の異常が重視されている。…

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