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
Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers
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- Identification of ultra-rare genetic variants in pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) by exome and whole genome sequencingby Rosario Trifiletti on June 30, 2022
Abrupt onset of severe neuropsychiatric symptoms including obsessive-compulsive disorder, tics, anxiety, mood swings, irritability, and restricted eating is described in children with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS). Symptom onset is often temporally associated with infections, suggesting an underlying autoimmune/autoinflammatory etiology, although direct evidence is often lacking. The pathological mechanisms are likely heterogeneous, but we hypothesize convergence on one...
- Deep brain stimulation and stereotactic-assisted brain graft injection targeting fronto-striatal circuits for Huntington's disease: an updateby Thomas Kinfe on June 29, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Huntington's Disease as progressive neurological disorders associated with motor, behavioral, and cognitive impairment poses a therapeutic challenge in case of limited responsiveness to established therapeutics. Pallidal deep brain stimulation and neurorestorative strategies (brain grafts) scoping to modulate fronto-striatal circuits have gained increased recognition for the treatment of refractory Huntington's disease (HD).
- Probable progressive supranuclear palsy in a patient with chronic schizophrenia: A case reportby Akira Kita on June 28, 2022
Rare neurodegenerative disorders may be considered in the differential diagnosis of Parkinsonism in patients with schizophrenia who show worsening signs of Parkinsonism under treatment with antipsychotics. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first report describing probable progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) in a patient with chronic schizophrenia. A 64-year-old man presented with hallucinations, delusions and asociality. He had received treatment with both typical and...
- Short and Long-Term Central Action of Botulinum Neurotoxin Treatment in Laryngeal Dystoniaby Lena Carolyn O'Flynn on June 28, 2022
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Laryngeal dystonia (LD) is isolated task-specific focal dystonia selectively impairing speech production. The first choice of LD treatment is botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections into the affected laryngeal muscles. However, whether BoNT has a lasting therapeutic effect on disorder pathophysiology is unknown. We investigated short- and long-term effects of BoNT treatment on brain function in LD patients.