ReviewBrain sciences2019
Sensorimotor Control in Dystonia.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- tDCS randomized controlled trials in no-structural diseases: a quantitative review.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
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- Cortical Oscillatory Activity and Motor Control in Pediatric Stroke Patients With Hemidystonia.Human brain mapping · 2025Article
- Sensorimotor mismatch disrupts motor automaticity and increases anxiety during a goal-directed balance task.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Altered Functional Brain Connectivity in Dyt1 Knock-in mouse models.Dystonia (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mapping dysfunctional circuits in the frontal cortex using deep brain stimulation.Nature neuroscience · 2024Article
- Musician's dystonia: a perspective on the strongest evidence towards new prevention and mitigation treatments.Frontiers in network physiology · 2024Article
- The pathogenesis of blepharospasm.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Dystonia in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy and isolated periventricular leukomalacia.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2023Article
- A structural magnetic resonance imaging review of clinical motor outcomes from deep brain stimulation in movement disorders.Brain communications · 2023Review
- White matter degeneration in remote brain areas of stroke patients with motor impairment due to basal ganglia lesions.Human brain mapping · 2021Article
- Impaired Inhibitory Control of Saccadic Eye Movements in Cervical Dystonia: An Eye-Tracking Study.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2021Article
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- A Case of Abnormal Postures in the Left Extremities after Pontine Hemorrhage: Dystonia or Pseudodystonia?Journal of movement disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
This is an overview of the sensorimotor impairments in dystonia, a syndrome characterized by sustained or intermittent aberrant movement patterns leading to abnormal movements and/or postures with or without a tremulous component. Dystonia can affect the entire body or specific body regions and results from a plethora of etiologies, including subtle changes in gray and white matter in several brain regions. Research over the last 25 years addressing topics of sensorimotor control has shown functional sensorimotor impairments related to sensorimotor integration, timing, oculomotor and head control, as well as upper and lower limb control. In the context of efforts to update the classification of dystonia, sensorimotor research is highly relevant for a better understanding of the underlying pathology, and potential mechanisms contributing to global and regional dysfunction within the central nervous system. This overview of relevant research regarding sensorimotor control in humans with idiopathic dystonia attempts to frame the dysfunction with respect to what is known regarding motor control in patients and healthy individuals. We also highlight promising avenues for the future study of neuromotor control that may help to further elucidate dystonia etiology, pathology, and functional characteristics.
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