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Cervical dystonia and no oculomotor apraxia as new manifestation of ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 1 – case report and review of the literature

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 1 (ATLD1) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder associated with early onset ataxia and oculomotor apraxia. The genetic determination of ATLD1 is a mutation in the MRE11 gene (meiotic recombination 11 gene), which causes
Agnieszka Bajek, Dominika Przewodowska, Dariusz Koziorowski, Maria Jędrzejowska, Maria Jędrzejowska, Stanisław Szlufik   +5 more
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Palatal Myoclonus Associated with Orofacial Buccal Dystonia [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
Palatal myoclonus is a rare condition in which there are rhythmic jerky movements of the soft palate and sometimes of the other muscles innervated by the brainstem A particularly annoying symptom is a rhythmic clicking sound in the ear due to the opening
Shi-Nae Park, Kyoung Ho Park, Do Hyun Kim, Sang Won Yeo   +3 more
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Sensory trick effect in craniofacial dystonia as one of the possible impacts of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Neurological Research and Practice, 2021
Background The report of a patient with blepharospasm during the COVID-19 pandemic suggested a potential ameliorating effect of wearing a face mask.
Frank Erbguth, Rüdiger Lange
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Oromandibular Dystonia: An Update for Dental Professionals

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 2022
Oromandibular Dystonia (OMD) is a type of focal dystonia which affects the masticatory, cervical, facial, eyelid, laryngeal, and pharyngeal muscles. OMD patients may consult dentists with involuntary movement or spasm of the lips, tongue, involuntary jaw
Vidya Ajila, Shruthi Hegde
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Use of Alleviating Maneuvers for Periocular Facial Dystonias [PDF]

JAMA Ophthalmology, 2016
Patients with benign essential blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm are known to use botulinum toxin injections and alleviating maneuvers to help control their symptoms. The clinical correlates between the use of botulinum toxin injections and the use of alleviating maneuvers are not well established.To determine whether the use of alleviating maneuvers ...
Caroline L S, Kilduff, Edward J, Casswell, Tahrina, Salam, Dov, Hersh, Santiago, Ortiz-Perez, Daniel, Ezra   +5 more
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A History of Dystonia: Ancient to Modern [PDF]

, 2017
Before 1911, when Hermann Oppenheim introduced the term dystonia, this movement disorder lacked a unifying descriptor. While words like epilepsy, apoplexy, and palsy have had their meanings since antiquity, references to dystonia are much harder to ...
Deborah Thorpe, Jane Alty, Peter Kempster, Rachel Newby   +3 more
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Facial tremor in dystonia

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2014
Tremor of the upper/middle part of the face, including the perinasal region and the forehead has been very rarely described in some patients with Parkinson's disease or Essential Tremor. It has not yet been reported in patients with idiopathic dystonia.We describe here a series of 8 patients with common forms of idiopathic focal/segmental dystonia with
ERRO, ROBERTO, Stamelou M., Saifee T. A., Ganos C., Antelmi E., Balint B., Cordivari C., Bhatia K. P.   +7 more
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An Adult with Episodic Abnormal Limb Posturing [PDF]

, 2018
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Costa, C, Leitão, L, Lobo, P, Rebordão, L, Santos, M   +4 more
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Deep Brain Stimulation in KMT2B-Related Dystonia: Case Report and Review of the Literature With Special Emphasis on Dysarthria and Speech

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objective: KMT2B-related dystonia is a progressive childhood-onset movement disorder, evolving from lower-limb focal dystonia into generalized dystonia.
Maria Abel, Robert Pfister, Iman Hussein, Fahd Alsalloum, Christina Onyinzo, Simon Kappl, Michael Zech, Michael Zech, Walter Demmel, Martin Staudt, Manfred Kudernatsch, Manfred Kudernatsch, Steffen Berweck, Steffen Berweck   +13 more
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Oromandibular dystonia : a dental approach [PDF]

, 2009
Oromandibular dystonia consists of prolonged spasms of contraction of the muscles of the mouth and jaw. Primary idiopathic forms and secondary forms exist.
Burguera Hernández, Juan Andrés, Maestre Ferrín, Laura, Peñarrocha Diago, María, Peñarrocha Diago, Miguel   +3 more
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