Deutetrabenazine in Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: VMAT2 Modulation From Choreiform Disorders to Hyperkinetic Dystonic Syndromes [PDF]
Hyperkinetic movement disorders, including dystonia and choreiform syndromes, are pathophysiologically linked to dysregulated dopamine metabolism within the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical (BGTC) circuitry.
Yongkang Fang +3 more
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Faciobrachial Dystonic Seizures: The Borderland Between Epilepsy and Movement Disorders [PDF]
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Carlo di Bonaventura +1 more
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Dystonic Movement Disorder as Symptom of Catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Background. Catatonia is increasingly recognized as a comorbid psychiatric condition in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but the overlap of behavioral characteristics between these disorders raises many diagnostic challenges.
Maria Pia Riccio +4 more
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Emergency Department Presentation of Duloxetine-induced Acute Extrapyramidal Symptoms: A Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: Duloxetine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, has been associated with extrapyramidal symptoms and tardive syndromes; however, such adverse reactions are rare and remain sparsely documented, particularly in the setting of non ...
Michael W. Shulby, Christina M. Powell
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Dystonia as an early and prominent feature in a patient with CYP2U1 gene mutation: expanding the phenotype of SPG56-a case report [PDF]
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias (HSPs) are a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders primarily characterized by progressive lower limb spasticity and weakness.
Zeina Alhamwy +3 more
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Single Dose Levosulpiride Induced Acute Dystonic Reaction
Movement disorders are a common presentation to the emergency department. Acute dystonic reactions pose a serious medical challenge because they are often under or misdiagnosed.
Suhrith Bhattaram, Varsha S Shinde
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Diagnosis and treatment of functional dystonia
Functional dystonia is one of the most common phenotypes of functional movement disorder (FMD). Multiple clinical manifestations of functional dystonia are complex and some symptoms overlap with idiopathic dystonia.
LI Shu‑hua, SU Wen, CHEN Hai‑bo
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Faciobrachial dystonic seizure-like events in a patient with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Faciobrachial dystonic seizure is a distinctive phenomenology that is considered pathognomonic of leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 (LGI1) antibody-associated autoimmune limbic encephalitis.
Vikram V Holla +5 more
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The Central Effects of Botulinum Toxin in Dystonia and Spasticity
In dystonic and spastic movement disorders, however different in their pathophysiological mechanisms, a similar impairment of sensorimotor control with special emphasis on afferentation is assumed.
Pavel Hok +4 more
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Spotlight on Oculogyric Crisis: A Review
Background: Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a form of acute dystonia characterized by sustained dystonic, conjugate, and upward deviation of the eyes. It was initially reported in patients with postencephalitic parkinsonism.
Pankaj Mahal +2 more
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