The entity of jaw tremor and dystonia | Zendy

Schneider Susanne A. | Zendy; Bhatia Kailash P. | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Premium

The entity of jaw tremor and dystonia

Author(s) -

Schneider Susanne A.,

Bhatia Kailash P.

Publication year - 2007

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.21531

Subject(s) - dystonia , essential tremor , botulinum toxin , context (archaeology) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neurological disorder , movement disorders , psychology , central nervous system disease , disease , surgery , psychiatry , pathology , biology , paleontology

Background Jaw tremor in the context of dystonia is not well recognized. Method We describe 7 women (average onset age 70) with jaw tremor and dystonia. Results All had features of primary dystonia. Applying MDS criteria for tremor, 3 had “dystonic jaw tremor”; 4 had “jaw tremor associated with dystonia”. Drugs were unhelpful. Botulinum toxin injections proved effective in 1 case. Conclusion We propose the entity of “jaw tremor and dystonia”. It is distinct from jaw tremor due to other causes including Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research