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Torsion dystonia and Parkinson's syndrome [PDF]
, 1973 Four cases of torsion dystonia of the spasmodic torticollis type associated to Parkinson's syndrome are reported. All the patients were female and the ages at the begining of the parkinsonism and the dystonic syndrome varied respectively from 12 to 40 ...
Bittencourt, Waldemar +4 more
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Genetic evaluation for TOR1-A (DYT1) in Brazilian patients with dystonia
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2014 Several genes have been mapped in families or in sporadic cases of dystonia. TOR1-A (DYT1) gene was linked to isolated dystonia. Objective To associate clinical information of patients with dystonia with the TOR1-A gene mutations.
Carlos Henrique F. Camargo +4 more
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Does sex influence age at onset in cranial-cervical and upper limb dystonia? [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2003 The relation between age at dystonia onset and sex was investigated in 264 patients with cranial-cervical dystonia and 56 patients with upper limb dystonia. In cranial-cervical dystonia, women had a significantly greater age at the onset of dystonia than men. The association was independent of duration of disease and distance of referral, but it was no
DEFAZIO G +11 more
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Cervical dystonia: about familial and sporadic cases in 88 patients
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2014 Cervical dystonia (CD) affects the musculature of the neck in a focal way or associated to other parts of the body. The aim of this study was to identify clinical differences between patients with dystonia patients without family history and with family ...
Carlos Henrique F. Camargo +6 more
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Essential blepharospasm: literature review [PDF]
, 2010 O blefaroespasmo essencial é uma distonia focal caracterizada por contrações involuntárias, espasmódicas e bilaterais dos músculos orbicular da pálpebra, corrugador, prócerus e depressor do supercílio.
AOKI, Lísia +3 more
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Postural tremor and dystonia: clinical correlates and pathophysiological considerations [PDF]
, 1994 The coexistence of tremor and dystonia is usually seen but there is not a satisfactory explanation for it. Some consider that essential tremor (ET) and idiopathic dystonia (ID) may be genetically linked.
Andrade, Luiz Augusto Franco de +4 more
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Toxina botulínica no tratamento do torcicolo espasmódico: uma meta-análise
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1994 Os autores fizeram uma meta-análise da literatura sobre o uso da toxina botulínica no tratamento do torcicolo espasmódico. Concluem que a toxina botulínica é uma medida terapêutica eficaz para a distonia cervical.
Sérgio Carlos Morais Teixeira +2 more
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Role of the dopamine D5 receptor (DRD5) as a susceptibility gene for cervical dystonia [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2003 Cervical dystonia (CD) is one of the most common forms of primary dystonia. The pathogenesis of the disease is still unknown, although evidence suggests a role for genetic factors. Recently, a polymorphism in the dopamine D5 receptor (DRD5) gene has been associated with the disease in a British population, suggesting that DRD5 is a susceptibility gene ...
F. BRANCATI +13 more
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Quality of life and direct cost regarding blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm patients treated with botulinum toxin A [PDF]
, 2004 PURPOSE: To evaluate both the costs and the impact on the quality of life of essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm patients treated with botulinum toxin-A. METHODS: 28 patients (16 essential blepharospasm and 12 hemifacial spasm), treated with BTX-
Belfort, Rubens Junior +1 more
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Acta Médica Peruana, 2018 En los últimos años se ha incrementado el uso de psicofármacos, específicamente antipsicóticos, para tratar cuadros no psicóticos en niños y adolescentes.
Lizardo Cruzado +3 more
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