ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
Sexual dysfunction in cervical dystonia and blepharospasm.
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- Prospective Study of Botulinum Toxin Effects on Nonmotor Symptoms and Quality of Life in Thai Patients With Craniocervical Dystonia.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2026Article
- Sexual dysfunction in movement disorders: prevalence, clinical features, associated factors and management.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2026Review
- A Pragmatic Approach to Sexual Health in Movement Disorders.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Review
- High prevalence of self-reported non-motor symptoms and lack of correlation with motor severity in adult patients with idiopathic isolated dystonia.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Article
- Attention impairment in patients with cervical dystonia: An attention network test study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Non-Motor Symptoms in Cervical Dystonia: A Review.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSexual dysfunction is a frequent, yet underrated, symptom of neurological disease. While knowledge of non-motor comorbidity in focal dystonia is growing rapidly, there is no information on the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in cervical dystonia (CD) or blepharospasm (BL).
methodsIn this controlled study, we examined sexual dysfunction in 65 patients with CD and 54 patients with BL by the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, a validated self-rating scale.
resultsSexual dysfunction was significantly higher in CD patients (45%) than in controls (24%), and frequent in BL (39%). Interestingly, variables of dystonia such as disease duration or severity did not influence sexuality; yet, 23% of CD patients ascribed worsening of their sexual life to dystonia. Symptoms of depression were identified as the most important predictors for sexual dysfunction, followed by age, and personal status (single).
conclusionOur observations establish sexual dysfunction as a frequent non-motor symptom in CD and BL that is perceived as a burden. It should be considered when investigating patients with adult-onset focal dystonia.
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