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Postthalamic Stroke Dystonic Choreoathetosis Responsive to Tetrabenazine

open access: yes, 2011
Objective: To describe the case of a woman with poststroke choreoathetosis whose symptoms improved after treatment with tetrabenazine. Case Summary: A 48-year-old left-handed woman developed progressive involuntary dystonic choreoathetoid movements of ...
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond Improvement of Motor Symptoms: Central Effects of Botulinum Toxin on Anxiety and Depression in Focal Dystonia, Hemifacial Spasm, and Blepharospasm

open access: yesToxins
Cervical dystonia (CD), blepharospasm (BSP), and idiopathic hemifacial spasm (HFS) are focal hyperkinetic movement disorders with distinct underlying mechanisms.
Tihana Gilman Kuric   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinematic Features of Voluntary and Involuntary Head Movements in Cervical Dystonia

open access: yesMovement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cervical dystonia (CD) has a varied motor presentation, combining abnormal postures with complex involuntary head movements. Classification of these motor patterns remains imprecise, relying on descriptive terminology without robust definitions. Objectives To provide a kinematically‐grounded description of the motor phenomenology of
Thomas Hart   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute dystonic reaction Akut distonik reaksiyon

open access: yes, 2006
By means of acute dystonic reaction associated with dehydrobenzperydol administration in one case and metoclopramid administration in other case, we discussed about the general properties of the treatment protocol of acute dystonic reaction and the side ...
HANCI, VOLKAN
core   +1 more source

WARS2-Associated Neuropsychiatric Phenotype in Childhood: A Case-Based Review

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Mitochondrial WARS2-related disorders are known to exhibit a broad phenotypic spectrum, ranging from infantile-onset epilepsy syndromes to hyperkinetic movement disorders. We report a case of an 11-year-old male who presented with tremors, dystonic falls,
Shabnam Kalita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

NKX2‐1 Downstream Regulatory Structural Variants Explain a Substantial Proportion of Molecular Diagnoses in Patients With Benign Hereditary Chorea

open access: yesMovement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background NKX2‐1–related disorders (NKX2‐1‐RDs) classically present with a triad of neurological, endocrine, and pulmonary manifestations, including benign hereditary chorea. However, in a fraction of patients, NKX2‐1 coding variants are not detected, and variants outside the NKX2‐1 locus have been reported.
Robin Wijngaard   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dystonic opisthotonus: A "red flag" for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation syndromes? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Back arching was reported in one of the very first patients with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation syndrome (NBIAs) published in 1936. However, recent reports have mainly focused on the genetic and imaging aspects of these disorders, and the
Lu, C-S   +9 more
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Stuttering may be a type of action dystonia

open access: yes, 1996
We observed abnormal involuntary movements, involving principally the facial and neck muscles, in 23 patients with stuttering. These movements were similar to involuntary movements seen in distinct dystonic syndromes. There was a history of stuttering in
Kiziltan, Güneş, Akalin, Mehmet Ali
core   +1 more source

The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Faciobrachial dystonic seizures and limbic encephalitis closely associate with antibodies to leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1). Here, we describe 103 consecutive patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures and LGI1 antibodies to understand ...
Reid, John   +104 more
core   +1 more source

“Spooning”: A Subtle Sign of Limb Dystonia

open access: yesTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2018
Background: The diagnosis of dystonia can be clinically challenging due to its heterogeneous presentation; essential tremor (ET) is a more common neurological disorder, but may be mimicked by other movement disorders, including dystonia, leading to ...
Christine Y. Kim, Elan D. Louis
doaj   +1 more source

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