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On Sun 21 Nov, Joao Paulo Carvalho wrote: > Hi Clare, > > Excuse me if I missed something ... but how about those cramps that are produced > by doing long or heavy exercises without being well fitted for their practice , > else the caused by a thermal shock , etc.? I suppose these are not related to > the brain behavior .... > Would dystonia include cramps ? > > Best wishes, > > Clare Wilson wrote: > > > In a message dated 11/20/99 10:13:51 AM Mountain Standard Time, > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > << by a sustained muscle contraction, frequently causing twisting and > > repetetive movements or abnormal postures and CAUSED BY INAPPROPRIATE > > INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE BRAIN. Unquote > > >> > > Brian, did you read Dr. Fink's statement in the archives: "Dystonia has > > little > > to do with muscles other than the fact that the muscles are affected. The > > cause > > of dystonia is 'central,' an imbalance between the excitatory and inhibitory > > motor systems within the brain. With few exceptions, the treatment of > > dystonia is in the brain: i.e., surgery on the brain or drugs which affect > > the > > brain...." > > -- > +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + > | [log in to unmask] | > +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+ > > > Hello Joao Paulo, seems a long time since we met (Not such a happy subject) I am finding lots of references since I thought I had made a break-through, but at least I can still put 2 and 2 together and make 22 ! Whoever asked the question above, the answer is NO: Dystonia does not include cramps. -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>