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. 2021 Dec 1;9(2):183–190. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13376

TABLE 4.

Recommendations for diagnosis of cervical dystonia according to body regions affected

Diagnosis Body regions involved
Focal cervical dystonia Neck only
Neck plus shoulder
Neck plus platysma
Segmental dystonia with neck involvement Neck plus shoulder and upper arm
Neck plus shoulder and whole arm/hand
Neck plus jaw/tongue
Neck plus lower face
Neck plus larynx
Neck plus trunk
Multifocal dystonia with neck involvement Neck plus hand (excluding upper arm)
Neck plus upper face (not including lower face, jaw or tongue)
Neck plus lower limb
Generalized dystonia with neck involvement Neck plus trunk plus at least one other body region