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ReviewTremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)2019

Cervical Dystonia Mimics: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Srinivas Raju, Amogh Ravi, L K Prashanth

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Review in Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Srinivas RajuDepartment of Neurology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Science & Research Centre, Bangalore, IN.
Amogh RaviStepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport, England, UK.
L K PrashanthCenter for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic, Vikram Hospitals, Bangalore, IN.
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute · INStepping Hill Hospital · GBVikram Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cervical dystonia is mostly idiopathic in nature. However, a small subset of cases are mimics, leading to diagnostic pitfalls. There is paucity of literature on pseudodystonias affecting the cervical region. Method: We performed a retrospective review of patients attending a movement disorders clinic over a period of 7 years (2012-2018). Among them, those who were considered to have mimics of cervical dystonia based upon clinical and supportive investigations were included. Results: Six out of 2,412 patients (0.24%) were diagnosed as cervical dystonia mimics and the causes included isolated neck extensor myopathy (2), craniovertebral junction anomalies (2), sternocleidomastoid fibrosis (1) and post traumatic sequelae (1). Among these patients, three patients had received various treatments for cervical dystonia, including botulinum toxin injections. Discussion: Mimics of isolated cervical dystonia are rare. A high degree of suspicion and proper diligent clinical assessment assists management and prognostication.

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AdolescentBotulinum Toxins, Type AChildDiagnosis, DifferentialDystonic DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTorticollisYoung AdultBotulinum Toxins, Type ACervical dystoniadystonia mimicshead dropneck extensor myopathypseudodystonia

Identifiers

PMID31867135
PMCPMC6898896
OpenAlexW2998167061

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