DYT5mutations may cause dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD), which is also called Segawa’s disease. Symptoms usually start in childhood and tend to worsen after physical activity as well as later in the day. DRD symptoms can often be well-controlled with levodopa (Sinemet), which is also used t...
He has mouth and tongue (etc.) dystonia for many years. He has Botox injections, which helped to diminish the symptoms in some extents. The patients had one month herbal tea (we mailed herbs to him) and two months’ capsule, as well as 20 sessions’ acupuncture (in LA). His personal...
Over time, her symptoms worsened, affecting her speech, handwriting, and balance. The article highlights the presence of dystonic masticatory movements and task-specific tongue protrusion as characteristic features of the condition. The study suggests that dystonia can be a predominant a...
In musicians' FD, some symptoms are so uncommon and the anxiety in some patients so great, it is possible to question their psychological condition; however, the problem should not be attributed purely to this. • There is occasional difficulty in defining borders between FD and the different...
However, OMD has several peculiarities that still remain unexplained, including the high rate of oral trauma, which is often related to the onset of motor symptoms. The purpose of this paper was to formulate a hypothesis regarding the pathophysiology of OMD, starting from the neuroanatomical basis...
compared to every 1 week in adults. If symptoms are still not adequately controlled or benefits are not sustained, medications can be titrated up further. Should side effects emerge, we may try holding the dose constant until they disappear, but oftentimes reduction of the dose is needed. If ...
Tongue dystonia (aka lingual dystonia) is a specific type of oromandibular dystonia where the tongue muscle contractions are activated by speaking or eating. Symptoms usually begin at some point later in life, between the ages of 40 and 70 years. It also appears that women are four times ...
The main symptoms of acute dystonia are sudden muscle spasms of the face, neck, back, and limbs after taking antipsychotic medication. It can also cause pain of the neck, jaw, and tongue. In rare cases, a person may have difficulty speaking, abnormal eye twitching or difficulty seeing. An...
To document the nature, distribution, and frequency of dystonic symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).Charts and videotapes of all clinically di... CL Barclay,AE Lang - 《Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry》 被引量: 185发表: 1997年 DOPA-Sensitive Progressive Dystonia of Chi...
We describe herein a middle-aged male with feeble chewing movements, involuntary rolling motions of the tongue, and abnormally tightened cheeks which developed after consuming different psychotropic medications. These symptoms did not improve after routine treatment for tardive dyskinesia, but responded ...