Cervical dystonia: a disorder of the midbrain network for covert attentional orienting. [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 While the pathogenesis of cervical dystonia remains unknown, recent animal and clinical experimental studies have indicated its probable mechanisms. Abnormal temporal discrimination is a mediational endophenotype of cervical dystonia and informs new ...
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“Clozapine & Valbenazine for Treatment of Tardive Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report”
Translation, 2023 Cervical dystonia is a subtype of tardive dyskinesia characterized by smooth, sustained muscle contractions affecting the head, neck, and shoulders. This condition can be caused by antipsychotic medication exposure.
Chandani Lewis, Christine Brennan
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Smoothness of movement in idiopathic cervical dystonia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Smoothness (i.e. non-intermittency) of movement is a clinically important property of the voluntary movement with accuracy and proper speed. Resting head position and head voluntary movements are impaired in cervical dystonia.
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Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of patients with cervical dystonia
Biologics: Targets & Therapy, 2008 Allison BrashearDept of Neurology, Wake Forest University Baptist, Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USAAbstract: Dystonia is an involuntary movement involving twisting and turning of agonist and antagonist muscles. Cervical dystonia is isolated to neck
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Age-related sexual dimorphism in temporal discrimination and in adult-onset dystonia suggests GABAergic mechanisms. [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2015 Background: Adult onset isolated focal dystonia presenting in early adult life is more frequent in men whereas in middle age it is female predominant.
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Patient considerations in the treatment of cervical dystonia: focus on botulinum toxin type A
Patient Preference and Adherence, 2015 Reversa R Mills, Fernando L Pagan Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration Division, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA Abstract: Cervical dystonia is the most common form of focal dystonia characterized by
Mills RR, Pagan FL
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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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Further understanding of cervical dystonia
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2017 Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal, often repetitive, movements, postures, or both. Botulinum toxin (BTX) has been recommended as the first-line treatment choice for the most
Lin WANG, Xin-hua WAN
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A metabolomic study of cervical dystonia [PDF]
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2020 Abstract Background Cervical dystonia is the most common of the adult-onset focal dystonias. Most cases are idiopathic. The current view is that cervical dystonia may be caused by some combination of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic contributions have been studied extensively, but there are
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Adult-Onset Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia [PDF]
, 2022 Adult-onset idiopathic focal dystonia is the most common type of primary dystonia, and adult-onset idiopathic cervical dystonia (AOICD) is its most prevalent phenotype.
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