Decreased activity of basal ganglia is the main cause of abnormal muscle constrictions in dystonia

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 11:35 in Biology & Nature

Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary abnormal muscle constrictions. More than 300,000 people in North America are affected, but the mechanism of abnormal muscle constrictions has not been well understood.

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