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Improving the Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin for Cervical Dystonia: A Scoping Review
Toxins, 2023 Cervical dstonia (CD) is a chronic disorder with a significant detrimental impact on quality of life, requiring long-term treatment. Intramuscular injections of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) every 12 to 16 weeks have become the first-line option for CD ...
R. Erro +3 more
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A Systematic Review of Cognition in Cervical Dystonia
Neuropsychology Review, 2023 Growing evidence points to a spectrum of non-motor symptoms, including cognitive difficulties that have a greater impact on functional outcomes and quality of life than motor symptoms in cervical dystonia (CD).
S. O’Connor +5 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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The Pain in Dystonia Scale (PIDS)—Development and Validation in Cervical Dystonia
Movement Disorders, 2023 A better understanding of pain in adult‐onset idiopathic dystonia (AOID) is needed to implement effective therapeutic strategies.
V. Bruno +13 more
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Neuropathology of cervical dystonia [PDF]
Experimental Neurology, 2013 The aim of this study was to search for neuropathological changes in postmortem brain tissue of individuals with cervical dystonia (CD). Multiple regions of formalin-preserved brains were collected from patients with CD and controls and examined with an extensive battery of histopathological stains in a two-stage study design. In stage one, 4 CD brains
C N, Prudente +6 more
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Social cognition in cervical dystonia
Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2023 Highlights • Socio-cognitive deficits are a key aspect of the non-motor syndrome of cervical dystonia.• Individuals with CD demonstrated poorer recognition of complex emotions compared to controls.• Our study used sensitive measures of social cognition ...
Laura Mahady +7 more
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Scoliosis Causing Cervical Dystonia in a Chiropractic Office
Cureus, 2023 Cervical dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by continuous and involuntary muscular contractions that result in aberrant head and neck motions or postures.
Eric Chun Pu Chu +4 more
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Validation of a guideline to reduce variability in diagnosing cervical dystonia
Journal of Neurology, 2023 Background Cervical dystonia is characterized by a variable pattern of neck muscle involvement. Due to the lack of a diagnostic test, cervical dystonia diagnosis is based on clinical examination and is therefore subjective.
G. Defazio +11 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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Development of a patient journey map for people living with cervical dystonia
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022 Background Patient journey maps are increasingly used as a tool that enables healthcare providers to refine their service provision to best meet patient needs.
Monika Benson +7 more
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