Dystonia
Resources for Patients and Caregivers
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: 14-Dystonia-Medication-Induced
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Symptoms: uncontrolled muscle spasms and contractions after antipschotic medicines.
Progression: can become progressively worse
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Therapies: reduce or change medications
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Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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- Deep Brain Stimulation for Medication Refractory Tremor in Leber Optic Neuropathy Plus Syndromeby Gunjanpreet Kaur on May 17, 2024
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial disorder that presents with acute to subacute onset of unilateral progressive optic neuropathy, with sequential involvement of the fellow eye months to years later. The condition may be accompanied by neurological symptoms, including tremors, dystonia, seizures, or psychosis, in which case, it is termed LHON-plus. Here, we present the case of a 53-year-old man who was initially diagnosed with essential tremor but was later found to have...
- Positional head tremor in professional billiards playerby Mehri Salari on May 17, 2024
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- Electrophysiological abnormalities of the neuromuscular transmission in two patients with botulism-like syndrome following Botulinum-A muscle injectionsby Julian Theuriet on May 17, 2024
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT-A) has several therapeutic indications such as spasticity and dystonia. Although its use is generally considered safe, a systemic diffusion can lead to systemic complications, and a botulism-like syndrome can occur after intramuscular injections. Herein, two adult cases who developed general muscle weakness after a BoNT-A intramuscular injection are reported. Both presented with a progressive decrement on low-frequency (LF) repetitive nerve stimulation...
- A Novel Case of SCN1A Mutation Presenting as Hyperkinetic Movement Disorderby S Mohinish on May 16, 2024
SCN1A mutation is most often associated with Dravet syndrome, which is characterized by severe encephalopathy. One of the other presentations of SCN1A mutation is developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-6B (DEE6B). It is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by early-infantile seizure onset, profoundly impaired intellectual development, and a hyperkinetic movement disorder. Here we report a rare case of novel SCN1A mutation presenting as hyperkinetic movement disorder in the form...