myoclonic dystonia
dystonia characterized by myoclonic jerks affecting mostly proximal muscles and dystonia, usually torticollis or writer's cramp, that typically responds to alcohol and has onset in the first of second decade of life
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Summary
myoclonic dystonia is a rare disease[1]. It draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (rare disease category, ranking #211 of 627).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: myoclonus[4], dystonia[5]
- Prevalence: 0.000005[6]
- Genetic association: SGCE[7], DRD2[8], TOR1A[9], KCTD17[10], DYT15[11]
- Age of onset: juvenile onset[12], adult onset[13], childhood onset[14]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0090033[15], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0090033[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[17]
- Has phenotype: dystonia[18], myoclonus[19], Q141815965[20], Q141816679[21], congenital torticollis[22], depression[23], compulsive behavior[24], anxiety[25], focal hand dystonia[26], personality disorder[27], panic disorder[28]
- P14914: D36899[29]
Why It Matters
myoclonic dystonia has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]