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Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Cervical Dystonia with Intractable Pain: A Pilot Study [PDF]

Brain Sciences, 2020
Pain is the most common and disabling non-motor symptom in patients with cervical dystonia. Here, we report four patients with painful cervical dystonia in whom burst spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the cervical region produced sustained and significant
Takeshi Shimizu, Tomoyuki Maruo, Shimpei Miura, Yuki Kimoto, Yukitaka Ushio, Satoshi Goto, Haruhiko Kishima   +6 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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Sleep Disorders in Cervical Dystonia, Parkinson’s Disease and Depression – What Is the Difference? [PDF]

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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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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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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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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The prevalence of adult-onset isolated dystonia in Finland 2007-2016. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Dystonia is a group of chronic diseases, causing considerable physical and psychosocial stress to patients and health care expenses. We studied the prevalence of different dystonia types in Finland in the years 2007-2016.
Rebekka Ortiz, Filip Scheperjans, Tuomas Mertsalmi, Eero Pekkonen   +3 more
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Investigating DYT1 in a Taiwanese dystonia cohort

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2022
Background/purpose: A heterozygous three-nucleotide (GAG) in-frame deletion in the TOR1A gene causes the rare disease, dystonia (DYT1), which typically presents as focal limb dystonia during adolescence, then spreads to other limbs.
Meng-Chen Wu, Yung-Yee Chang, Ying-Fa Chen, Min-Yu Lan, Pei-Lung Chen, Chun-Hwei Tai, Chin-Hsien Lin   +6 more
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