Dystonia in a 2 year old is a movement disorder that causes involuntary sustained muscle contractions and twisting and repetitive movements or even abnormal postures.
Dystonia can affect any part of the body, including the neck, limbs and even the vocal cords.
The dystonia in children and 2 year olds can impact the child's motor development as well as cause significant disability.
Dystonia is a type of neurological movement disorder and not a disease, which means that there's no single cause of dystonia.
Dystonia involves the muscles contracting involuntarily, which results in twisting, repetitive movements and abnormal postures.
Early signs of dystonia in 2 year olds and other children include a tendency to drag one foot, involuntary twisting of the neck, tension or twisting in an arm or a leg or even difficulties with speech, difficulties with swallowing or drooling.
Dystonia can also interfere with a child's ability to perform smooth and coordinated movements also called ataxia and it may also cause weakness and hypotonia which is low muscle tone between the dystonic contractions.