FXTAS presenting with cervical dystonia as the initial symptom: Considering FXTAS in the clinical evaluation of cervical dystonia [PDF]
eNeurologicalSciFXTAS (Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome) is characterized by typical clinical features, including tremor, cerebellar ataxia, parkinsonism, and the middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP) sign, which appears as T2 hyperintensity in the MCP on MRI ...
Homare Funasaka +2 more
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Cervical Dystonia Mimics: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2019 Background: Cervical dystonia is mostly idiopathic in nature. However, a small subset of cases are mimics, leading to diagnostic pitfalls. There is paucity of literature on pseudodystonias affecting the cervical region.
Srinivas Raju, Amogh Ravi, LK Prashanth
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Is There a “Non-Motor Effect” of Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Cervical Dystonia in Addition to Its Effects on Motor Symptoms? [PDF]
ToxinsThe efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BoNT) in alleviating motor symptoms of cervical dystonia (CD) has been well established, and it is the treatment of choice in this disease.
Małgorzata Dudzic +4 more
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Isolated Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia with a Rare Type of Atlantoaxial Dislocation. A Case Report and a Short Literature Review [PDF]
Orthopedic Research and ReviewsDakheel A Aldakheel1,2 1College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Dakheel A Aldakheel, Email daldakheel@
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Incidence of Dysphagia and Comorbidities in Patients with Cervical Dystonia, Analyzed by Botulinum Neurotoxin Treatment Exposure. [PDF]
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Improvement of obsessive–compulsive disorder after pallidothalamic tractotomy for cervical dystonia
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2023 A 30‐year‐old woman with tardive dystonia in the cervical region from long‐term antipsychotic meds was treated with radiofrequency ablation of the right pallidothalamic tract in the fields of Forel.
Shiro Horisawa +6 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Although there are several reports of the significant efficacy of zolpidem for treating dystonia, zolpidem is still considered an anecdotal treatment. Here, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of zolpidem for treating residual dystonia in patients who ...
Shiro Horisawa +5 more
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Mood disorder affects age at onset of adult-onset cervical dystonia
Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2020 Introduction: Mood disorder is common in cervical dystonia, affects quality of life and may precede the onset of the dystonia. There is controversy as to whether mood disorder is part of the primary process or secondary to the disability.We assessed the ...
Ihedinachi Ndukwe +3 more
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Sleep Disorders in Cervical Dystonia, Parkinson’s Disease and Depression – What Is the Difference?
Southeastern European Medical Journal, 2020 Introduction: Sleep disorders are among the most common non-motor symptoms in patients with cervical dystonia (CD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and depression. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of sleep disorders in patients with
Svetlana Tomić +7 more
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Exploratory structural assessment in craniocervical dystonia: Global and differential analyses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Our goal was to investigate the cortical thickness and subcortical volume in subjects with craniocervical dystonia and its subgroups.We studied 49 subjects, 17 with cervical dystonia, 18 with blepharospasm or oromandibular dystonia, and 79 healthy ...
Larissa Vilany +10 more
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