The exclusion criteria were: (1) secondary dystonia such as drug induced (tardive) dystonia, brain injury, Wilson’s disease, and other recognised aetiologies of dystonia; (2) latency between the ...

Therefore, despite the difficulties in conducting controlled trials for rare forms of dystonia, in the future, it is crucial to classify dystonia according to their response to DBS. In addition ...

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus interna (GPi) is a highly efficacious treatment for cervical dystonia, but its mechanism of action is not fully understood. Here, we ...

Dystonia is a common disorder of movement and tone, characterised by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal movements, postures or both. Children and young people with dystonia ...

Incidence rates of tardive movement syndromes (tardive dyskinesia and tardive dystonia; TDD) were examined. A priori hypothesized associations between incident TDD and other dopamine proxies (e.g ...

Recently, a 53-year-old found himself suffering from focal hand dystonia – a neurological condition where involuntary muscle contractions occur in the hand, causing abnormal movements and it hinders ...

Significantly increased risk for tardive dyskinesia seen with doses >75 mg/day at last prescription and as maximum dose. HealthDay News — Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with ...

In studies, this side effect was reported in people who received Botox for migraine, axillary hyperhidrosis, limb spasticity, and cervical dystonia ... such as tardive dyskinesia (involuntary ...

Expert diagnostic services and treatment are provided for patients with common and rare disorders of the muscular system, including muscular dystrophies. Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) ...