The Long-Term Efficacy, Prognostic Factors, Safety, and Hospitalization Costs Following Denervation and Myotomy of the Affected Muscles and Deep Brain Stimulation in 94 Patients with Spasmodic Torticollis [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2022 The surgical methods for treating spasmodic torticollis include the denervation and myotomy (DAM) of the affected muscles and deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Zhiqiang Cui +9 more
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Spasmodic Torticollis—A Multicentre Study on Behavioural Aspects IV: Psychopathology [PDF]
Behavioural Neurology, 1996 The GSI (General Symptom Index) of the Symptom Checklist 90 R (SCL 90 R) (as a global indicator of the severity of psychiatric symptoms) of 27% of the spasmodic torticollis (ST) sample fell outside the 95% range of the normal control group (two standard ...
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Positional Torticollis While Lying on Side [PDF]
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2012 Background: Spasmodic torticollis refers to involuntary dystonic movements of the head that may be associated with certain body and neck positions. The pathophysiology of dystonia is not fully known.Case Report: We report a case of torticollis ...
Vadim Belenky, Svetlana Pesonina
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) to Brazilian Portuguese [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011 Cervical dystonia (CD) is a prevalent and incapacitating movement disorder which needs a thorough clinical evaluation of every patient to better tailor treatment strategies. In Brazil, there are no validated CD scales that measure the burden of dystonia.
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Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии, 2017 The data of the 6-year follow-up of 101 patients with spasmodic torticollis (ST) receiving regular treatment with botulotoxin type A (BTA) in Belarus are presented.
S. A. Likhachev, T. N. Chernukha
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Sexual well-being in patients with blepharospasm, spasmodic torticollis and hemifacial spasm: a pilot study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Mood, anxiety and other psychological symptoms are common in dystonic patients suffering from blepharospam (BSP) and spasmodic torticollis (ST). Since sexual well-being is an important aspect of mental health, here, we investigated whether these patients
Paola Perozzo +4 more
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Treatments with DaxibotulinumtoxinA in Cervical Dystonia: Results from the ASPEN-Open-Label Study. [PDF]
Mov Disord Clin PractABSTRACT Background DaxibotulinumtoxinA (DAXI), a novel botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) formulation, was shown to be safe, effective, and long‐lasting in the treatment of cervical dystonia (CD) over one treatment cycle in the phase 3, randomized, placebo‐controlled ASPEN‐1 trial.
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Body Concept, Disability, and Depression in Patients with Spasmodic Torticollis
Behavioural Neurology, 1990 Eighty-five patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis were compared with an equally chronic group of 49 cervical spondylosis sufferers in terms of body concept, depression, and disability.
M. Jahanshahi, C. D. Marsden
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World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck SurgABSTRACT Spasmodic dysphonia is a laryngeal dystonia that can present as adductor, abductor, or mixed types, with or without tremor. The etiology is not understood fully. Comprehensive evaluation is required to establish the diagnosis. Treatments include voice therapy, medications, botulinum toxin injection, laryngeal surgery, deep brain stimulation ...
Jaworek AJ, Sataloff RT.
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François Rabelais and his dystonic giants [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-PsiquiatriaSpasmodic torticollis was an early designation used for cervical dystonia. The origin of this name is attributed to French physician and writer François Rabelais in the mid-sixteenth century.
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