ReviewDegenerative neurological and neuromuscular disease2012
Update on pediatric dystonias: etiology, epidemiology, and management.
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- Customized Intraoral Appliances for Self-Inflicted Oral Injuries in Pediatric Neurological Disorders: A Case Series.Cureus · 2026Article
- Quality of Life and Related Factors in Children With Dystonia.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- High Genetic Diagnostic Yield for Patients with Rare Movement Disorders at a Single-Center Neurogenetics Clinic.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
- Local Field Potential-Based Programming for Deep Brain Stimulation in Pediatric DYT1 Dystonia.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
- The use of sertraline to treat an adolescent of dystonia comorbid with major depressive disorder with psychotic features.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2024Article
- Cerebellar dysfunction in rodent models with dystonia, tremor, and ataxia.Dystonia (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Abnormal cerebellar function and tremor in a mouse model for non-manifesting partially penetrant dystonia type 6.The Journal of physiology · 2021Article
- Challenging neurological symptoms in paediatric palliative care: An approach to symptom evaluation and management in children with neurological impairment.Paediatrics & child health · 2015Review
- Anesthetic nuances in Segawa's syndrome: A case report and review of the literature.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained muscle contractions producing twisting, repetitive, and patterned movements or abnormal postures. Dystonia is among the most commonly observed movement disorders in clinical practice both in adults and children. It is classified on the basis of etiology, age at onset of symptoms, and distribution of affected body regions. ETIOLOGY: The etiology of pediatric dystonia is quite heterogeneous. There are many different genetic syndromes and several causes of symptomatic syndromes. Dystonia can be secondary to virtually any pathological process that affects the motor system, and particularly the basal ganglia. CLASSIFICATION: The etiological classification distinguishes primary dystonia with no identifiable exogenous cause or evidence of neurodegeneration and secondary syndromes. TREATMENT: Treatment for most forms of dystonia is symptomatic and includes drugs (systemic or focal treatments, such as botulinum toxin) and surgical procedures. There are several medications including anticholinergic, dopamine-blocking and depleting agents, baclofen, and benzodiazepines. In patients with dopamine synthesis defects L-dopa treatment may be very useful. Botulinum toxin treatment may be helpful in controlling the most disabling symptoms of segmental or focal dystonia. Long-term electrical stimulation of the globus pallidum internum appears to be especially successful in children suffering from generalized dystonia.
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