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FXTAS presenting with cervical dystonia as the initial symptom: Considering FXTAS in the clinical evaluation of cervical dystonia [PDF]

eNeurologicalSci
FXTAS (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, Serika Kanazawa, Sachiko Kamada   +2 more
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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]

Toxins
The 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, Anna Pieczyńska, Artur Drużdż, Anna Rajewska, Katarzyna Hojan   +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 Reviews
Dakheel 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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Tremor in cervical dystonia. [PDF]

Dystonia
Background: Cervical dystonia (CD) is the most common form of focal dystonia encountered in the clinic. Approximately one-third of CD patients have co-existing tremor in the head and hands. Assessment of tremor as regular or irregular in context of its oscillation trajectory, frequency, and amplitude is a major clinical challenge and can confound the ...
Beylergil SB, Mukunda KN, Elkasaby M, Perlmutter JS, Factor S, Bäumer T, Feurestein J, Shelton E, Bellows S, Jankovic J, Mahajan A, Wamer-Rosen T, Reich SG, Wagle Shukla A, Malaty I, Espay A, Duque K, LeDoux MS, Saunders-Pullman R, Leaver K, Frank S, Pantelyat A, Fung V, Richardson SP, Berman B, Stover N, Deik A, Ondo W, Groth C, Jinnah HA, Shaikh AG.   +30 more
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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, Rumiko Kamba, Moeko Sato, Akitsugu Sueki, Takakazu Kawamata, Katsuji Nishimura, Takaomi Taira   +6 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Zolpidem for Focal Dystonia After Neurosurgical Treatments: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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, Kotaro Kohara, Hiroki Ebise, Masahiko Nishitani, Takakazu Kawamata, Takaomi Taira   +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, Sean O'Riordan, Cathal B. Walsh, Michael Hutchinson   +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, Dunja Degmečić, Fabian Gjoni, Iva Dumenčić, Snežana Milanović, Tihana Gilman Kuric, Zvonimir Popović, Tea Mirošević Zubonja   +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, Thiago J R de Rezende, Luiza G Piovesana, Lidiane S Campos, Paula C de Azevedo, Fabio R Torres, Marcondes C França, Augusto C Amato-Filho, Iscia Lopes-Cendes, Fernando Cendes, Anelyssa D'Abreu   +10 more
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Minor Structural Differences in the Cervical Spine Between Patients With Cervical Dystonia and Age-Matched Healthy Controls

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background: Cervical dystonia is the most common form of focal dystonia. The frequency and pattern of degenerative changes of the cervical spine in patients with cervical dystonia and their relation to clinical symptoms remain unclear as no direct ...
Petra Katschnig-Winter, Christian Enzinger, Christian Enzinger, Dennis Bohlsen, Marton Magyar, Stephan Seiler, Edith Hofer, Edith Hofer, Sebastian Franthal, Nina Homayoon, Mariella Kögl, Karoline Wenzel, Hannes Deutschmann, Franz Fazekas, Reinhold Schmidt, Petra Schwingenschuh   +15 more
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