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3951708

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the frequency of spontaneous remissions in spasmodic torticollis (ST). One hundred sixteen patients with idiopathic ST (72 F, 44 M) were examined. The age at onset ranged from 9 to 69 (mean, 38.1 +/- 1.3). Twenty-one patients (18%) were Jewish. Eleven patients (9%) had a history of familial dystonia. Remissions longer than 1 year unrelated to treatment were observed in 14 patients (12%) (9 F, 5 M). They occurred in the first year of ST in 13 patients (93%) and in the eighth year in 1. Duration of remissions ranged from 1 to 20 years (mean, 6.5 +/- 1.6). Two patients had three remissions, and another had two. The mean age at the onset of ST in patients with remission was 26.4 +/- 3.3 (SEM) and ranged from 9 to 49. The age at the onset in the patients without remissions was 39.7 +/- 1.4, ranging from 10 to 69 (p less than 0.01). In the remission group, 3 patients were Jewish (21%); in the non-remission group, 18 (18%) were Jewish. There was a familial history in 1 case with remission (7%) and in 10 cases (10%) without remission. Spontaneous remissions in the course of ST seem to be more frequent in patients with early onset, and they occur usually during the first year.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0028-3878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
398-400
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Spontaneous remissions in spasmodic torticollis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't