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Aspectos clínicos e terapêuticos em 135 pacientes com distonia: experiência do Setor de Distúrbios do Movimento do Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná Clinical and therapeutical features in 135 patients with dystonia: experience of movement disorders unity of the Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1999
Este estudo visa descrever aspectos clínicos e respostas terapêuticas de 135 pacientes com distonia. Quanto à classificação, 54% apresentava distonia focal, 17,8% segmentar, 8,1% hemidistonia, 1,5% multifocal e 18,6% generalizada.
GIORGIO FABIANI, HÉLIO A.G. TEIVE, FRANCISCO GERMINIANI, DANIEL SÁ, LINEU C. WERNECK   +4 more
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Temporomandibular disorders in patients with craniocervical dystonia

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011
Temporomandibular disorders are a set of musculoskeletal dysfunctions within the masticatory system, with multiple etiologies. OBJECTIVE: Since craniocervical dystonia can involve the same neuromuscular structure as the temporomandibular joint, we sought
André L. Costa, Lidiane S. Campos, Marcondes C. França Jr., Anelyssa D'Abreu   +3 more
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Botulinum toxin type A and cervical dystonia: a seven-year follow-up

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011
Most cases of cervical dystonia (CD) are idiopathic, and focal injections of botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) are the treatment of choice. The objective of our study was to document the effects of long-term BoNT/A treatment in idiopathic CD patients.
Carlos Henrique F. Camargo, Hélio Afonso G. Teive, Nilson Becker, Renato P. Munhoz, Lineu César Werneck   +4 more
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Retrocollis, anterocollis or head tremor may predict the spreading of dystonic movements in primary cervical dystonia Retrocolis, anterocolis ou tremor cefálico podem predizer a progressão dos movimentos distônicos em pacientes com distonia cervical primária

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2009
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Few studies have attempted to develop clinical predictors for cervical dystonia (CD) aiming at progression of the dystonic movement.
Clecio Godeiro-Junior, Andre Carvalho Felício, Patrícia Maria de Carvalho Aguiar, Vanderci Borges, Sonia Maria Azevedo Silva, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz   +5 more
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) to Brazilian Portuguese

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011
Cervical dystonia (CD) is a prevalent and incapacitating movement disorder which needs a thorough clinical evaluation of every patient to better tailor treatment strategies. In Brazil, there are no validated CD scales that measure the burden of dystonia.
F A Sekeff-Sallem, P Caramelli, E R Barbosa   +2 more
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Experiência com aplicação de toxina botulínica A em 115 pacientes Botulinum toxin A: experience in the treatment of 115 patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1997
A toxina botulínica A é a forma mais eficaz de tratar algumas distonias focais e o espasmo hemifacial. Devido a seu custo ainda elevado no nosso país, seu uso ainda não é disseminado. Mostramos nossa experiência com a toxina botulínica A em 115 pacientes,
Luiz Augusto F. Andrade, Vanderci Borges, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, Sonia Maria Azevedo-Silva   +3 more
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Quality of life in individuals with cervical dystonia before botulinum toxin injection in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality of life (QoL) in a Brazilian population of individuals with cervical dystonia (CD) without effect of botulinum toxin (BTx) or with only residual effect of BTx, and identify possible physical ...
Mariana Ribeiro Queiroz, Hsin Fen Chien, Egberto Reis Barbosa   +2 more
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Distonias: aspectos terapêuticos Dystonias: therapeutic aspects

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1996
Diversas abordagens terapêuticas são utilizadas em pacientes com distonias. Sempre que possível, causas específicas devem ser identificadas e tratadas.
João Carlos Papaterra Limongi
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Estimulación cerebral profunda bilateral para distonía cervical refractaria en el Hospital Universitario de San Ignacio de Bogotá, Colombia

Revista Universitas Medica, 2013
La estimulación cerebral profunda (ECP) es una alternativa de manejo para los pacientes con distonía cervical, un síndrome de etiología múltiple, de presentación variada e incapacitante y refractario al manejo médico, que incluye la toxina botulínica. El
Patricia Pérez Perilla, Óscar Zorro Guio   +1 more
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Botulinum toxin type A in refractory chronic migraine: an open-label trial Toxina botulínica tipo A no tratamento da enxaqueca refratária: um estudo aberto

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2007
Botulinum toxin type A (BT-A) has been described as an important strategy to various types of pain such as cervical dystonia, myofascial pain syndrome and headache.
Carla Menezes, Bernardo Rodrigues, Elza Magalhães, Ailton Melo   +3 more
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