Physiotherapy for Cervical Dystonia: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
Toxins, 2022 Physiotherapy is mentioned as an adjunctive treatment to improve the symptoms of cervical dystonia in terms of pain, function and quality of life. However, botulinum neurotoxin injection remains the treatment of choice.
Dana Loudovici-Krug +3 more
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Pain processing in functional and idiopathic dystonia: An exploratory study. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Pain is often experienced by patients with functional dystonia and idiopathic cervical dystonia and is likely to be determined by different neural mechanisms.
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Microsurgical denervation in treatment of focal cervical muscular dystonia: 72 cases analysis
Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2015 Objective: To analyze the results of microsurgical denervation in spasmodic torticollis patients.Materials and methods: 72 patients with spasmodic torticollis were enrolled into the study.
Vitaliy Tsymbaliuk +3 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Although there are several reports of the significant efficacy of zolpidem for treating dystonia, zolpidem is still considered an anecdotal treatment. Here, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of zolpidem for treating residual dystonia in patients who ...
Shiro Horisawa +5 more
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Tremor cefálico em pacientes com distonia cervical: evolução diferente? [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: The association of cervical dystonia (CD) with other movement disorders have been already described, but data on clinical outcome regarding these patients are scant.
Aguiar, Patricia C. +5 more
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Some Personality Variables in Functional Neurological Disorders
Behavioural Neurology, 1988 Patients with spasmodic torticollis, writer's cramp and the Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) were given rating scales to assess personality dimensions, especially hostility and obsessionality.
Mary M. Robertson, M. R. Trimble
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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 +4 more
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Does the somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold change over time in focal dystonia? [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: The somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold (STDT) is defined as the shortest interval at which an individual recognizes two stimuli as asynchronous. Some evidence suggests that STDT depends on cortical inhibitory interneurons in the
Belvisi, Daniele +6 more
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Torticollis and rotatory atlantoaxial dislocation: A clinical review
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2019 Rotatory atlantoaxial instability can manifest as an acute episode following subtle or minor injury or even following a gentle tap on head in young children and can manifest as a painless deformity of the head.
Atul Goel
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Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Chronic Globus Pallidus Internus Stimulation in Different Types of Primary Dystonia [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) offers a very promising therapy for medically intractable dystonia. However, little is known about the long-term benefit and safety of this procedure. We therefore performed a
Bötzel, Kai +6 more
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