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Natural history of posttraumatic cervical dystonia
Author(s) -
Frei Karen P.,
Pathak Mayank,
Jenkins Stephen,
Truong Daniel D.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20239
Subject(s) - cervical dystonia , dystonia , medicine , neurological disorder , botulinum toxin , complex regional pain syndrome , movement disorders , central nervous system disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , surgery , psychiatry , disease
Abstract We studied a case series of 9 patients with posttraumatic cervical dystonia, in whom involuntary muscle spasms and abnormal head postures occurred within 7 days after cervical injury. Patients were examined, treated with botulinum toxin as necessary, and were followed up to 5 years. Based on our observations of these cases, we propose that complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) could represent a variant of posttraumatic cervical dystonia that may develop over time after the initiation of dystonia. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society