dystonic reaction - Stroke Message Board

Stephen Hansen · 05-01-2001, 08:54 AM

Has anyone experienced dystonic reaction following a stroke?

Pooky · 05-03-2001, 04:28 PM

What does dystonic mean? I guess I never had it because I've never heard that word before, or know what it means.

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I had a hemorrhagic stroke on September 8, 1999.

Stephen Hansen · 05-03-2001, 08:50 PM

Distonia refers to a reaction similar to seizures, but on one side of the body only. It mimics Parkinson's disease somewhat. It is easily confused with a complex seizure. It involves involuntary muscles twitches, increase tone but without the jerky like movements of Parkinsons. I am looking for any info I can get on it. I will see a doctor next week, and will have a 24 hour EEG monitor to try to nail down the diagnosis exactly. I will have more info then.

Pooky · 05-03-2001, 09:21 PM

My parents said that I had seizures after my stroke. I think this is why I was on Tegretal, or whatever the seizure medicine was called (I was taking 9 different pills each day, so I don't know/remember what that medicine was called).

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I had a hemorrhagic stroke on September 8, 1999.

Stephen Hansen · 05-25-2001, 09:09 PM

I have been recently diagnosed with Autonomic Movement Disease, and all attempts to control the disease with medications so far have failed. Has anyone out there had this diagnosis?