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Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contraction leading to abnormal postures and twisting movements. The frequency of this disorder is similar to multiple sclerosis. Several types are known and they are classified according to age of onset, distribution of dystonia, and cause.ovement Disorders Program-Introduction. Movement disorders are neurological diseases characterized by an abnormality of motor control because of diminished voluntary movements or increased involuntary movements.
Automatism: An unconscious movement that may resemble simple repetitive tics or may be a complex sequence of natural-looking movements. This curious type of behavior occurs in a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The neurologic disorders associated with automatisms include narcolepsy (the sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep) and some forms of epilepsy such as especially psychomotor epilepsy. The psychiatric conditions associated with automatisms include schizophrenia (catatonic type) and fugue (flight) states. Automatisms involve doing something automatically and not remembering afterwards how one did it or even that one did it. Automatisms are also called automatic behavior.