Chapter 38 Spasmodic torticollis

Author(s):  
Ivan Donaldson ◽  
C. David Marsden ◽  
Susanne A. Schneider ◽  
Kailash P. Bhatia
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Wang Ip ◽  
Axel Schramm ◽  
Pascal Maisonobe ◽  
Emma Zaragatski ◽  
Thomas Sycha

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Obwohl Botulinumtoxin‑A (BoNT-A) von Leitlinien als First-line-Therapie der fokalen zervikalen Dystonie (ZD) empfohlen wird, existieren kaum Langzeitdaten zu den Behandlungsmodalitäten in der klinischen Routine. Fragestellung Die vorliegende Subgruppenanalyse untersuchte Patientenzufriedenheit und Symptomkontrolle unter Berücksichtigung von Behandlungsmodalitäten der BoNT-A-Therapie zwischen ZD-Patienten in Deutschland und Österreich (DE/AT, n = 79) und der internationalen Gesamtkohorte (n = 995). Material und Methoden INTEREST-IN-CD2 war eine prospektive, multizentrische, longitudinale Beobachtungsstudie, die über 3 Jahre der Therapie erwachsener Patienten mit idiopathischer ZD unter BoNT-A-Behandlung folgte. Primärer Endpunkt war die Patientenzufriedenheit mit der Therapie gemessen an der maximalen Zufriedenheit zwischen 2 Injektionen und der Zufriedenheit zum Zeitpunkt der Reinjektion. Ergebnisse Die Therapiezufriedenheit im Wirkmaximum war in beiden Populationen im Studienverlauf stabil und vergleichbar gut (82,3–92,7 % bzw. 85,0–89,9 %). Mit nachlassender BoNT-A-Wirkung zum Ende des Behandlungsintervalls sank die Zufriedenheit ab: Zu Studienbeginn in beiden Gruppen ähnlich (54,2 % vs. 51,4 %), fiel sie numerisch in der der DE/AT-Gruppe bis auf 32,7 % ab, blieb dagegen in der Gesamtpopulation stabil. Die Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale(TWSTRS)- und Tsui-Scores zeigten keine wesentlichen Unterschiede zwischen der DE/AT-Gruppe und der Gesamtpopulation. Schlussfolgerungen Die Studie bestätigt insgesamt eine gute klinische Symptomkontrolle durch BoNT‑A. Die im Vergleich von DE/AT zur internationalen Gesamtkohorte gesehenen numerischen Unterschiede in der aktuellen Zufriedenheit sind möglicherweise bedingt durch abweichende Anteile BoNT-A-naiver Patienten beider Gruppen, da diese unterschiedliche Zufriedenheit als vorbehandelte Patienten äußerten.


2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Moore ◽  
P.O. Behan ◽  
W.M.H. Behan

1993 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan H. Friedman ◽  
Blaine S. Nashold ◽  
Robbin Sharp ◽  
Franco Caputi ◽  
Jose Arruda

✓ To determine the effects of ventral cervical and selective spinal accessory nerve rhizotomy on spasmodic torticollis, 58 patients who had undergone surgery between 1979 and 1987 were reviewed retrospectively. At the time of surgery, each nerve rootlet was electrically stimulated to determine its effect on the nuchal musculature prior to sectioning. Forty-nine patients (85%) had a marked improvement in their condition, with 33 (57%) attaining an excellent result and 16 (28%) noting significant improvement. Patients complained of abnormal head posture, nuchal muscle spasms, and pain prior to surgery. Muscle spasms were completely relieved in 42 patients (72%) and markedly reduced in 10 (17%). Of the 47 patients with preoperative pain, 30 (64%) were free of their pain and eight (17%) noted that the pain was reduced in intensity and frequency. Thirty-four patients (59%) reported that their resting head posture was restored to a neutral position. The likelihood that a patient's head posture returned to normal was inversely proportional to the preoperative duration of the spasmodic torticollis. Twenty-six patients (45%) suffered mild transient difficulty with swallowing solid foods in the immediate postoperative period. In most cases these minor difficulties abated in the months following surgery.


Neurology ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 957-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Thiel ◽  
D. Dressier ◽  
C. Kistel ◽  
E. Ruther

The Lancet ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 300 (7770) ◽  
pp. 234-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
GordonJ Gilbert

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 405-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Weber Werle ◽  
Sibele Yoko Mattozo Takeda ◽  
Marise Bueno Zonta ◽  
Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães ◽  
Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive

Objective : Describe the functional, clinical and quality of life (QoL) profiles in patients with cervical dystonia (CD) with residual effect or without effect of botulinum toxin (BTX), as well as verify the existence of correlation between the level of motor impairment, pain and QoL. Method : Seventy patients were assessed through the Craniocervical dystonia questionnaire-24 (CDQ-24) and the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS). Results : The greater the disability, pain and severity of dystonia, the worse the QoL (p<0.0001). Greater severity relates to greater disability (p<0.0001). Pain was present in 84% of the sample, being source of disability in 41%. The most frequent complaints were: difficulty in keeping up with professional and personal demands (74.3%), feeling uneasy in public (72.9%), hindered by pain (68.6%), depressed, annoyed or bitter (47.1%), lonely or isolated (32.9%). Conclusion : The physical, social and emotional aspects are the most affected in the QoL of these patients.


BMJ ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 1 (6021) ◽  
pp. 1343-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Lees ◽  
K M Shaw ◽  
G M Stern

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