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Classification of the dystonias according to etiology
| Dimension for classification | Subgroups |
|---|---|
| Nervous system pathology | Degenerative |
| Structural (typically static) | |
| No evidence for degenerative or structural lesions | |
| Heritability | Inherited (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, mitochondrial, etc…) |
| Acquired (brain injury, drugs/toxins, vascular, neoplastic, etc…) | |
| Idiopathic | Sporadic |
| Familial |
