Subtle sensory abnormalities in patients with segmental and cervical dystonia detected by quantitative sensory testing
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether sensory abnormalities in patients with primary dystonia are related to age and to the distribution…The impact of a movement disorders specialist on resident knowledge, as measured by the resident in-service training examination (RITE)
Objective: To determine a movement disorders specialist's impact on resident education, as assessed by the Resident In-Service Training Examination (RITE) scores. Background: Neurology resident knowledge…Endoscopic-guided injection of botulinum toxin into the longus capitis muscle and into the obliquus superior part of the longus colli muscle in dystonic antecaput
Objective: Cervical dystonia is the most commonly described dystonia. Since examinations of the muscle using imaging techniques were started [1], the classification of the phenomenological…Video assessment of writer’s cramp
Objective: To propose standardized filming and patient procedures to optimize recordings for assessment of writer's cramp. Background: The evaluation of writer's cramp and effectiveness of…Atypical presentation of psychogenic movement disorder with jaw-opening dystonia: Two cases reports
Objective: Our aim is to report atypical types of psychogenic movement disorder presenting jaw-opening dystonia. Background: Jaw-opening dystonia is a rare condition, and only a…Burden of movement disorders in Cameroon: In/out patient population study
Objective: To create a registry and surveillance of neurological disease from health care districts in Cameroon from 2012 to 2014. Background: Due to rapid demographic…Pre-pulse inhibition of blink reflex in cervical dystonia
Objective: We aimed to analyze prepulse inhibition (PPI) of blink reflex (BR) in a group of patients with cervical dystonia (CD) to determine sensory modulation…Motor-related brain changes associated with acute administration of trihexyphenidyl in patients with cervical dystonia
Objective: The goal of the current study was to assess task-related brain activity in patients with cervical dystonia (CD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)…Features of the quality of life and related disorders in patients with focal dystonia
Objective: To evaluate the features of the quality of life (QOL) and related disorders in patients with focal dystonia (FD). Background: Studying neuropsychological disorders is…The distinguishing clinical features of rapid-onset-parkinson-dystonia (RDP) syndrome due to ATP1A3 mutations
Objective: To determine characteristics that distinguish individuals with presentation suggestive of RDP in ATP1A3 mutation carriers compared with non-carriers. Background: Mutations in the ATP1A3 gene…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.