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A guide to neuromodulation in drug‐resistant epilepsy

open access: yesEpileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuromodulation is approved for the treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy. It has been increasingly utilized over the past two decades with the approval of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) in addition to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)—particularly in patients who are not deemed to be good resective surgical ...
Prachi Parikh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Movement Disorders. A Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In addition to motor symptoms, patients with movement disorders often complain of psychiatric disturbances, including mood, anxiety, and impulse-control disorders and psychosis.
Berardelli, Alfredo   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Sensory Alterations in Patients with Isolated Idiopathic Dystonia: An Exploratory Quantitative Sensory Testing Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2017
Abnormalities in the somatosensory system are increasingly being recognized in patients with dystonia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether sensory abnormalities are confined to the dystonic body segments or whether there is a wider ...
Lejla Paracka   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated how globus pallidus interna (GPi) versus ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) deep brain stimulation (DBS) affects objective voice measures in patients with adductor laryngeal dystonia. GPi‐DBS was associated with greater improvements in voicing, voice breaks, and intensity modulation, while VIM‐DBS showed greater improvement in ...
Rita R. Patel   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Dystroglycan in the Nervous System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Dystroglycan is part of a large complex of proteins, the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophies for a long time.
Matthias Samwald
core   +2 more sources

The Spectrum of Abnormal Tongue Movements: Review of Phenomenology, Etiology, and Differential Diagnosis

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cervico-shoulder dystonia following lateral medullary infarction: a case report and review of the literature

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Secondary cervical dystonia is induced by organic brain lesions involving the basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, and brain stem. It is extremely rare to see cervical dystonia induced by a medullary lesion.
Takashi Ogawa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health-Related Quality of Life in Cervical Dystonia Using EQ-5D-5L: A Large Cross-Sectional Study in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
PurposeThe study aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measured by the five-level EuroQol-5 dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) in patients with cervical dystonia, and to explore the determinants of HRQoL in patients with cervical dystonia ...
Yan Liang   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection in Adults with Cervical Dystonia: Clinical Insights from a Real‐World Early Experience Program

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background DaxibotulinumtoxinA for injection (DAXI), a novel botulinum toxin (BoNT) formulated with a custom‐engineered peptide, was recently approved for treating cervical dystonia (CD). DAXI demonstrated a long duration of symptom relief in Phase 3 trials. Objective To report findings from PrevU, an early experience, real‐world observational
Laxman Bahroo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging Studies in Focal Dystonias: A Systems Level Approach to Studying a Systems Level Disorder [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Focal dystonias are dystonias that affect one part of the body, and are sometimes task-specific. Brain imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques have been valuable in defining the pathophysiology of dystonias in general, and are ...
Blood, Anne J
core   +1 more source

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