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Approach to the Treatment of Pediatric Dystonia
Dystonia is the most common movement disorder in the pediatric population. It can affect normal motor development and cause significant motor disability.
C. Gorodetsky, A. Fasano
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The epidemiology of dystonia: the Hannover epidemiology study
The prevalence of dystonia has been studied since the 1980s. Due to different methodologies and due to varying degrees of awareness, resulting figures have been extremely different.
D. Dressler +4 more
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Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for Monogenic Dystonia: The Effect of Gene on Outcome
Globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation (GPi DBS) is the most effective intervention for medically refractory segmental and generalized dystonia in both children and adults.
S. Tisch, K. Kumar
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Dystonia is a clinically heterogeneous group of hyperkinetic movement disorders. Recent advances have provided a better understanding of these conditions with significant clinical impact.Peer reviewed journals and reviews. PubMed.gov.A recent consensus classification, including the assessment of phenomenology and identification of the dystonia ...
De Pablo Fernandez, E, Warner, TT
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According to expert consensus, dystonia can be classified as focal, segmental, multifocal, and generalized, based on the affected body distribution. To provide an empirical and data-driven approach to categorizing these distributions, we used a data ...
J. R. Younce +17 more
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Background: Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections have been found to improve pain symptoms of isolated cervical dystonia (CD). In addition to muscle relaxation at the peripheral level, few studies suggest that BoNT has effects on the central brain ...
Aparna Wagle Shukla, Robert Chen, Wei Hu
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Dystonia updates: definition, nomenclature, clinical classification, and etiology
A plethora of heterogeneous movement disorders is grouped under the umbrella term dystonia. The clinical presentation ranges from isolated dystonia to multi-systemic disorders where dystonia is only a co-occurring sign.
Karen Grütz, C. Klein
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The role of protein kinase R in dystonia
Dystonia is a progressive neurological motor disease with few treatment options and no cure. This review synthesizes the results of recent studies that implicate protein kinase R in mediating the molecular mechanisms of dystonia pathogenesis.
Benjamin Dodd +3 more
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Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a typical intervention treating drug-refractory dystonia. Currently, the selection of the better target, the GPi or STN, is debatable.
Houyou Fan +4 more
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Functional Dystonia: Differentiation From Primary Dystonia and Multidisciplinary Treatments
Dystonia is a common movement disorder, involving sustained muscle contractions, often resulting in twisting and repetitive movements and abnormal postures.
L. Frucht +6 more
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