The injection protocol proposed can be useful to guide initial treatment in de novo patients with CD but should not replace clinical judgement and individual patient assessment. Idiopathic cervical ...

The Cervical Dystonia market is rising with increasing adoption of non-invasive and minimally invasive treatment options including botulinum toxin injections, deep brain stimulation (DBS), and focal ...

These findings support the inclusion of quality of life end points in future. Owing to the concern that basal ganglia lesions in post-stroke/TBI dystonia may make pallidal stimulation less effective, ...

2 Other causes of spasticity include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, central nervous system tumour or infarct, metabolic disorders and hydrocephalus. Dystonia is defined as ‘a movement ...

Methods: A 29-item pool was developed based on semi-structured interviews of patients with cervical dystonia (CD) and blepharospasm (BSP ... patients four weeks and one year following the first ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder caused by a malfunction in the brain. Here’s what to know.

Background Cerebral palsy is a common and a lifelong disabling neurodevelopmental disorder, we attempted to address the relative lack of evidence on the role of Trihexyphenidyl in the management of ...

Cervical dystonia, also known as spasmodic torticollis, is a rare neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions in the neck that cause abnormal movements and postures of ...

Introduction: Dystonia is the third most common pediatric movement disorder and is often difficult to treat. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal pallidum (GPi) has been demonstrated as a safe ...

In some other rare cases, dystonia appears sporadically without a specific cause. Knowing the signs of this condition may help you reach out for care sooner and get started on treatment.