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8553794

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
A literature survey was done to outline the natural history of cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis). The disorder starts between 25 and 60 years with head deviation or neck pain. Sometimes, there are personal or familial extrapyramidal antecedents (tremor, dystonia). The role of a preceding neck or head trauma is unsettled. Often, there is a delay in diagnosis of more than one year. The majority of patients show steady progression of their focal dystonia and reach maximal disability after five years; neck pain occurring in 70-80% contributes significantly to disability. In a third of the cases, there is a progression to segmental dystonia. In about 20% of the patients a spontaneous, sustained or unsustained remission of the torticollis can be observed; this occurs particularly in cases with earlier age of onset. Cervical dystonia has important psychosocial consequences: many patients have to withdraw from their job or from social activities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-9009
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
210-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis). Some aspects of the natural history.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis St-Jan, Bruges, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review