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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2016

Unmet Needs in the Management of Cervical Dystonia.

Maria Fiorella Contarino, Marenka Smit, Joost van den Dool, Jens Volkmann, Marina A J Tijssen

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Optimal physiotherapy management strategies for cervical dystonia: an international Delphi study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  12. Treatment of Dystonia: Medications, Neurotoxins, Neuromodulation, and Rehabilitation.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Fiorella ContarinoDepartment of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands.
Marenka SmitDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen , Netherlands.
Joost van den DoolDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; Faculty of Health, ACHIEVE Centre of Applied Research, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Jens VolkmannDepartment of Neurology, University Clinic of Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany.
Marina A J TijssenDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen , Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLHaga Hospital · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical dystonia (CD) is a movement disorder which affects daily living of many patients. In clinical practice, several unmet treatment needs remain open. This article focuses on the four main aspects of treatment. We describe existing and emerging treatment approaches for CD, including botulinum toxin injections, surgical therapy, management of non-motor symptoms, and rehabilitation strategies. The unsolved issues regarding each of these treatments are identified and discussed, and possible future approaches and research lines are proposed.

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botulinum toxincervical dystoniadeep brain stimulationnon-motor featuresphysical therapy modalities

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PMID27733842
PMCPMC5039169
OpenAlexW2524752329

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