EP. 2 | HISTORY OF DYSTONIA | Professor P. Santens | DDAYS 2018 скачать в хорошем качестве

EP. 2 | HISTORY OF DYSTONIA | Professor P. Santens | DDAYS 2018

In this video Professor Patrick Santens talks about the history of Dystonia. Dystonia is not a recent phenomenon. Pieces of art, dating back to the ancient world, already picture images of people affected by abnormal postures characteristic for dystonic movements. However, with the exception of “torticollis”, which first appeared in late medieval literature, there was no unifying terminology until the beginning of the twentieth century when Oppenheim described “dystonia musculorum deformans”. The use of photography and cinematography and the increasing efforts for a systematic description of clinical phenomenology contributed to the interest in abnormal movements but especially the rise and fall of psychoanalysis blurred the concept of dystonia during most of the twentieth century. In the 1980’s increasing evidence from neurophysiology finally put an end to an ongoing debate on the organic nature of dystonic movements. This boosted the search for treatments that improve the quality of life of people with dystonia. nevertheless, notwithstanding these centuries of history, continuing efforts are necessary to increase awareness and recognition of the burden for those affected. s o c i a l m e d i a: FACEBOOK | www.facebook.com/dystonia.europe/ INSTAGRAM | @dystoniaeurope TWITTER | @dystoniaeurope WEBSITE | www.dystonia-europe.org RELEVANT POST | http://bit.ly/abstractbookddays2018 LATEST POST | http://bit.ly/Norway25Years i n q u i r i e s: [email protected]