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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Hemidystonia
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Definition:Hemidystonia refers to dystonia which involves the ipsilateral face, arm, and leg.
Comment:In most cases of hemidystonia, a contralateral structural lesion of the basal ganglia or thalamus can be demonstrated by neuroimaging. Common aetiologies include stroke and trauma, and younger patients seem to have a greater propensity to develop hemidystonia after cerebral insults. There is often a latency between cerebral injury and the onset of dystonia. Hemidystonia may be preceded by ipsilateral hemiparesis which often resolves as hemidystonia develops.



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    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the nervous system 0
        Abnormal nervous system physiology 0
          Abnormality of movement 0
            Dystonia 0
              Hemidystonia 0
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