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Cervical dystonia (torticollis)

Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 1999
During the initial consultation, the patient is introduced to the five basic treatment options, acknowledging that in most cases, the choice is in the patient's control. The options are 1) supportive/social treatment, 2) physical therapies, 3) oral and intrathecal pharmacotherapy, 4) injection (botulinum toxin type A ) therapy, and 5) surgical therapy.
, Brin, , Benabou
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The management of cervical dystonia

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2007
Cervical dystonia (CD), also known as 'spasmodic torticollis', is the most common form of adult-onset focal dystonia. It is a chronic disorder for which there is no curative treatment. Proposed interventions only have a symptomatic effect that is directed at controlling the intensity of the dystonic contractions and their associated symptoms.
Joaquim J, Ferreira, João, Costa, Miguel, Coelho, Cristina, Sampaio   +3 more
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Posttraumatic Cervical Dystonia

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1993
Posttraumatic cervical dystonia has been described as a distinct syndrome with some similarities to idiopathic nontraumatic cervical dystonia (torticollis). We describe five patients in whom cervical dystonia developed immediately after relatively mild trauma to the neck.
S, Goldman, J E, Ahlskog
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Cervical Dystonia

Drugs, 2001
Dystonia is a syndrome of sustained involuntary muscle contractions, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal posturing. Cervical dystonia (CD) is a form of dystonia that involves neck muscles. However, CD is not the only cause of neck rotation.
M, Velickovic, R, Benabou, M F, Brin
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Thyroid disease in cervical dystonia

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2023
There are many possible etiologies for cervical dystonia (CD), but a cause cannot be identified in most cases. Most recent attention has focused on genetic causes, although a few prior studies have highlighted autoimmune mechanisms instead. Because autoimmune disorders frequently co-exist, the current study evaluated the hypothesis that autoimmune ...
Gamze Kilic-Berkmen, Laura M. Scorr, Ami Rosen, Ellen Wu, Alan Freeman, Michael Silver, John Hanfelt, H.A. Jinnah   +7 more
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Riluzole therapy in cervical dystonia

Movement Disorders, 2002
AbstractWe conducted a 6‐week open‐label pilot study with blinded video rating of riluzole (50 mg twice a day) in six patients with cervical dystonia (CD) refractory to botulinum toxin A and oral pharmacological treatment. The Tsui rating scale served as primary efficacy measure and improved significantly under riluzole (P = 0.002).
Jörg, Müller, Gregor K, Wenning, Jörg, Wissel, Angelika, Baldauf, Klaus, Seppi, Christian, Brenneis, Werner, Poewe   +6 more
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Cervical dystonia and substance abuse

Journal of Neurology, 2018
To investigate the prevalence of substance abuse (SA) in patients with cervical dystonia (CD) and to correlate it with prevalence of psychiatric disorders.Data on anxiety, depression, dystonia severity, and substance abuse were collected from ten sites participating in the Dystonia Coalition.
Abhimanyu Mahajan, Joseph Jankovic, Laura Marsh, Achint Patel, H. A. Jinnah, Cynthia Comella, Richard Barbano, Joel Perlmutter, Neepa Patel   +8 more
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Cervical spondylotic myeloradiculopathy in dystonia

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1992
Previous reports have attributed the development of premature cervical spondylosis to movement disorders such as torticollis and athetosis. This case report describes the clinical, electromyographic, and radiographic findings in a 34-year-old man who developed a myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy superimposed on a chronic dystonia of his neck and ...
J L, Polk, V A, Maragos, J J, Nicholas
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Determinants of disability in cervical dystonia

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2016
Cervical dystonia (CD) is characterized by involuntary muscle contractions causing abnormal postures and/or twisting movements of the head and neck. These motor symptoms can have a major impact on disability. Treatment with botulinum toxin injections aims to reduce motor symptoms, and therefore disability.
van den Dool, J., Tijssen, M. A. J., Koelman, J. H. T. M., Engelbert, R. H. H., Visser, B.   +4 more
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Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Cervical Dystonia

Acupuncture in Medicine, 2010
This case describes the successful addition of acupuncture to treat a patient with cervical dystonia previously managed with Botox (botulinum toxin) injections. This resulted in reduced pain and muscle spasm relief and to the authors’ knowledge is the first case to be reported using this treatment combination.
Ravindran, Deepak, Hans, Mathew, Mathew, Koshy   +2 more
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