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Epilepsy surgery: From bench to the clinics

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Recent advances in epilepsy surgery in patients with intractable epilepsy make it possible to study the mechanism of epilepsy in human brains. However, the true extent and propagation of each epileptogenic area from the epileptogenic focus in each patient is still difficult to perform “epilepsy cure” by surgery.
Tatsuya Tanaka
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomical correlates of blepharospasm

Translational Neurodegeneration, 2012
Background Focal dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by unwanted muscle spasms. Blepharospasm is a focal dystonia producing an involuntary closure of the eyelid. Its etiology is unknown.
Horovitz Silvina G, Ford Anastasia, Najee-ullah Muslimah, Ostuni John L, Hallett Mark   +4 more
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Orofacial Drinking Tremor: A Case Series and Literature Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Task‐specific orofacial tremor is a rare condition in which rhythmic oscillations of orofacial muscles occur during specific actions. Drinking tremor represents a recurrent pattern in isolated reports, although its phenomenology and underlying mechanisms remain incompletely defined.
Daniele Birreci, Luca Angelini, Simone Aloisio, Anna S. Grandolfo, Sara Cirinei, Adriana Martini, Martina De Riggi, Matteo Bologna   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: The first Korean familial case of BCAP31-related deafness, dystonia, and cerebral hypomyelination

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Deafness, dystonia, and central hypomyelination (DDCH) syndrome (OMIM #300475) is a rare X-linked genetic disorder characterized by developmental delays, deafness, central hypomyelination, and dystonia.
Yoong-A Suh, Jisun Hwang, Go Hun Seo, Rin Khang, Jang Hoon Lee, Moon Sung Park, Young Bae Sohn   +6 more
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Movement Disorders in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Monogenic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) frequently feature co‐occurring movement disorders. Gene discovery has expanded epilepsy‐dyskinesia syndromes (EDS) from classic associations such as stereotypies in Rett syndrome to PRRT2‐related infantile seizures with paroxysmal dyskinesia and crouched gait in SCN1A ...
Shekeeb Mohammad, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari, Hugo Morales‐Briceno   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐World Patterns of Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: A 9‐Year Nationwide Analysis in France

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hyperkinetic movement disorders, including dystonia, tremor, and myoclonus, are disabling conditions often managed with botulinum toxin type A (BoNT‐A). Real‐world evidence on treatment patterns remains limited. Objective This nationwide, population‐based study aimed to evaluate trends in BoNT‐A use in France between 2015 and 2023 ...
Marion Simonetta‐Moreau, Pierre Karam, Anne Forestier, Bertrand Degos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uses of Botulinum Toxin in Headache and Facial Pain Disorders: An Update

Toxins
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin that is used in the treatments for several medical conditions, such as dystonia, spasticity, hemifacial spasm, overactive bladder, and hyperhidrosis.
Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho, Moises Dominguez, Christopher L. Robinson, Sait Ashina   +3 more
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Data‐Driven Insights into Hyperkinetic Disorders in Neurodevelopmental Syndromes and Epileptic Encephalopathies

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Childhood‐onset hyperkinetic movement disorders occur in a range of genetic conditions. Recently, there has been an increase in recognition of hyperkinetic movement disorders, mainly dystonia, chorea and dyskinesia, with monogenic conditions associated with neurodevelopmental delay (NDD) and also with developmental and epileptic ...
Hugo Morales‐Briceño, Shekeeb S. Mohammad, Rajeshwar Reddy Angiti, Velda Han, Michel Tchan, Russell C. Dale, Victor S.C. Fung   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Disability to Diagnosis: Baseline Findings from the Calgary Functional Movement Disorder Registry

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Functional movement disorder (FMD), a subtype of functional neurological disorder, is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by inconsistent and incongruent motor symptoms. Despite its relatively high prevalence, FMD remains associated with delayed diagnosis, significant disability, and limited evidence to guide ...
Andrea Soumbasis, Brian Steele, Megan Howlett, Kate Kain, Davide Martino, Kimberly G. Williams, Gabriela S. Gilmour   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facial Aberrant Reinnervation Syndrome (FARS) Causing Synkinetic Dystonia of Platysma [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Facial Aberrant Reinnervation Syndrome (FARS) is a sequela of facial nerve injury. The clinical presentations are varied in form of facial synkinesis, facial muscle hypertonicity, and facial muscle spasm/twitching, which occur following facial nerve ...
Sourya Acharya, Amol Andhale
doaj   +1 more source