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The Pathophysiology of Focal Hand Dystonia [PDF]

Journal of Hand Therapy, 2009
NARRATIVE REVIEW: Focal hand dystonia is a disabling movement disorder, often task specific, that leads to impaired hand use. In addition to a genetic predisposition, environmental risk factors including repetitive use and musculoskeletal constraints are contributory.
Peter T, Lin, Mark, Hallett
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Function and dysfunction of the dystonia network: an exploration of neural circuits that underlie the acquired and isolated dystonias

Dystonia, 2023
Dystonia is a highly prevalent movement disorder that can manifest at any time across the lifespan. An increasing number of investigations have tied this disorder to dysfunction of a broad “dystonia network” encompassing the cerebellum, thalamus, basal ...
Jason S. Gill, Jason S. Gill, Megan X. Nguyen, Megan X. Nguyen, Mariam Hull, Meike E. van der Heijden, Meike E. van der Heijden, Ken Nguyen, Ken Nguyen, Sruthi P. Thomas, Sruthi P. Thomas, Roy V. Sillitoe, Roy V. Sillitoe, Roy V. Sillitoe, Roy V. Sillitoe   +14 more
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Botulinum Toxin Clinic-Based Epidemiologic Survey of Adults with Primary Dystonia in East China [PDF]

Journal of Movement Disorders, 2012
Background and Purpose: Primary focal or segmental dystonia is a rare clinical condition. The clinical features of dystonia have not been evaluated in China.
Li Wang, Xingyue Hu, Chunfeng Liu, Yiwen Wu, Changqing Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Jun Chen   +6 more
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Botulinum toxin injections during the COVID-19 epidemic: A retrospective chart review

Annals of Movement Disorders, 2023
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Clinical services were severely affected globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to characterize the clinical experience of using botulinum toxin (BTX) injections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saurabh Nandwani, Anumeha Mishra, Ganeshgouda Majigoudra, Sanjay Pandey   +3 more
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A practical approach to management of focal hand dystonia

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2015
Dystonia can be focal, segmental, multifocal, generalized, or hemidystonia. Focal dystonia is localized to a specific part of the body. Overall upper limb is more commonly involved in focal dystonia than lower limb and since it starts from hand, focal ...
Sanjay Pandey
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Clinical spectrum of dystonia in a tertiary care movement disorders clinic in India

Annals of Movement Disorders, 2018
CONTEXT: Scant data exist regarding the overall distribution of dystonia phenotypes in individuals presenting with abnormal posturing to a movement disorder center in India.
Roopa Rajan, Achal K Srivastava, Reghu Anandapadmanabhan, Deepti Vibha, Awadh K Pandit, Kameshwar Prasad   +5 more
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Idiopathic dystonia clinical, profile of 76 brazilian patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1992
Dystonia may be classified by age of onset (childhood, adolescence, adult onset), body distribution of the abnormal movements (focal, segmental, unilateral, multifocal and generalized) and etiology (idiopathic and symptomatic).
Luiz A. F. Andrade, Henrique B. Ferraz
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Animal Models of Focal Dystonia [PDF]

NeuroRX, 2005
Animal models indicate that the abnormal movements of focal dystonia result from disordered sensorimotor integration. Sensorimotor integration involves a comparison of sensory information resulting from a movement with the sensory information expected from the movement.
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Research Priorities in Limb and Task-Specific Dystonias

Frontiers in Neurology, 2017
Dystonia, which causes intermittent or sustained abnormal postures and movements, can present in a focal or a generalized manner. In the limbs, focal dystonia can occur in either the upper or lower limbs and may be task-specific causing abnormal motor ...
Sarah Pirio Richardson, Eckart Altenmüller, Katharine Alter, Ron L. Alterman, Robert Chen, Steven Frucht, Shinichi Furuya, Joseph Jankovic, H. A. Jinnah, H. A. Jinnah, H. A. Jinnah, Teresa J. Kimberley, Codrin Lungu, Joel S. Perlmutter, Joel S. Perlmutter, Joel S. Perlmutter, Joel S. Perlmutter, Joel S. Perlmutter, Cecília N. Prudente, Mark Hallett   +19 more
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Clinical-pathomorphological correlation in patients with symptomatic dystonias [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2002
Symptomatic dystonia can be the result of various metabolic, degenerative diseases, the consumption of certain medications or exposure to toxic agents.
Ivanović Nataša, Svetel Marina V., Kozić Duško, Semnic Robert, Kostić Vladimir S.   +4 more
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