Cervical dystonia: clinical and therapeutic features in 85 patients Distonia cervical: aspectos clínicos e terapêuticos de 85 pacientes

Cervical dystonia: clinical and therapeutic features in 85 patients Distonia cervical: aspectos clínicos e terapêuticos de 85 pacientes

We studied patients with cervical dystonia (CD) to determine clinical features and response to botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A). Patients were submitted to clinical, laboratory and neuroimaging evaluation. BoNT/A was injected locally in 81 patients using electromyographic guidance. Four patients who had h...

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Main Authors: Carlos Henrique F. Camargo, Hélio A.G. Teive, Nilson Becker, Maria Helena Herdoíza Baran, Rosana Hermínia Scola, Lineu César Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
distonia
distonia cervical
toxina botulínica
disfagia
dystonia
cervical dystonia
botulinum toxin
dysphagia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000100005

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