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Segawa’s Dystonia
March 10, 2010 by ru30
Segawa’s Dystonia is a rare movement disorder the symptoms are kind of like the ones that people with cerebral palsy have but unlike cerebral palsy Segawa’s Dystonia can be treated with medication. This disorder affects young kids. The symptoms of this disease are: Problems with balance, involuntary movements of muscles, speech delays, rapidly blinking of the eyes, trouble walking, and cramps of the feet or other muscles that it affects. This disorder may only affect 1 muscle or it could affect all your muscles. The cause of this disease is that the GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a substance that helps your brain maintain muscle control doesn’t work right. So your muscles don’t work very well. There are many medications for this disorder like diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), clonazepam (Klonopin), and baclofen (Lioresal). Also sometimes a poison called Botulinum can be injected into you muscles. It can’t cure this disease but it can Provide temporary relief.
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on March 16th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Ooh, not nice. Why is it called Segawa’s Dystonia?
Just curious.