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Dystonia vs Dyskinesia - What's the difference?

dystonia | dyskinesia |

As nouns the difference between dystonia and dyskinesia

is that dystonia is (medicine) a disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body while dyskinesia is impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions.

dystonia

English

Noun

(wikipedia dystonia)
  • (medicine) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body

    • dyskinesia

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia dyskinesia) (en noun)
  • impairment of voluntary movements resulting in fragmented or jerky motions