ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017
Sensory Alterations in Patients with Isolated Idiopathic Dystonia: An Exploratory Quantitative Sensory Testing Analysis.
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- Improvement of Non-motor Symptoms and Quality of Life After Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Dystonia: A 1-Year Follow-Up.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- The Use of Botulinum Toxin for Treatment of the Dystonias.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2021Article
- Altered Functional Connectivity and Sensory Processing in Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm: Coexistence and Difference.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Body Concept and Quality of Life in Patients with Idiopathic Dystonia.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Smell and taste in cervical dystonia.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2020Article
- Advances in the pathophysiology of adult-onset focal dystonias: recent neurophysiological and neuroimaging evidence.F1000Research · 2020Review
- Caregiver burden and health-related quality of life in idiopathic dystonia patients under botulinum toxin treatment: a cross-sectional study.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2020Article
- The role of sensory information in the pathophysiology of focal dystonias.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Abnormalities in the somatosensory system are increasingly being recognized in patients with dystonia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether sensory abnormalities are confined to the dystonic body segments or whether there is a wider involvement in patients with idiopathic dystonia. For this purpose, we recruited 20 patients, 8 had generalized, 5 had segmental dystonia with upper extremity involvement, and 7 had cervical dystonia. In total, there were 13 patients with upper extremity involvement. We used Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) at the back of the hand in all patients and at the shoulder in patients with cervical dystonia. The main finding on the hand QST was impaired cold detection threshold (CDT), dynamic mechanical allodynia (DMA), and thermal sensory limen (TSL). The alterations were present on both hands, but more pronounced on the side more affected with dystonia. Patients with cervical dystonia showed a reduced CDT and hot detection threshold (HDT), enhanced TSL and DMA at the back of the hand, whereas the shoulder QST only revealed increased cold pain threshold and DMA. In summary, QST clearly shows distinct sensory abnormalities in patients with idiopathic dystonia, which may also manifest in body regions without evident dystonia. Further studies with larger groups of dystonia patients are needed to prove the consistency of these findings.
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