Got to post this since I kept forgetting what is Dystonia.
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The disorder may be inherited or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning (e.g. lead poisoning) or reaction to drugs.
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation.
and here is Jess Villanueva's story about Lubag, a form of dystonia that occurs in about one of every 4,000 men in the southern part of the Philippines. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or essential tremor.
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