## Abstract Primary focal dystonia is an idiopathic neurological disorder causing involuntary muscle contraction. Its pathophysiology probably involves the basal ganglia and cortical‐basal pathways. Primary dystonia appears to be associated with significant obsessive‐compulsive symptoms, but eviden
Quality of sleep in primary focal dystonia: a case–control study
✍ Scribed by L. Avanzino; D. Martino; R. Marchese; M. S. Aniello; B. Minafra; M. Superbo; G. Defazio; G. Abbruzzese
- Book ID
- 111066210
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1351-5101
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract In a single‐center, case–control study, we investigated the frequency and types of psychiatric disturbances in 89 consecutive patients with various primary focal dystonias (34 had cervical dystonia (CD), 28 blepharospasm (BPS), 16 laryngeal dystonia (LD), and 11 arm dystonia), 62 health
A study of 71 patients with idiopathic torsion dystonia (ITD) and 71 matched controls was performed to investigate the range of possible clinical expression of ITD and the role of environmental factors in the development of the disease. A family history of tremor and stuttering were the only factors