Clinical spectrum of focal dystonias: Experience from a tertiary care center

Prasad, Rupesh; Joshi, Deepika; Mishra, Vijay Nath; Chaurasia, Rameshwar Nath; Pathak, Abhishek

doi:10.4103/aomd.aomd_14_20

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“…Studies have reported limb dystonia to be more common in younger age group and cranial dystonia in older age group. 3 The limited number of cases in our study makes it difficult to lend support to any such assumption.…”

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“…In a study on focal dystonia in children in a tertiary care center, Rupesh et al reported 78.6% cases to be idiopathic. 3 Among the secondary causes of dystonia, the same author reported drugs to be the most common cause followed by birth insult. In a case study of 83 patients of cervical dystonia by Camargo et al, 62.3% were reported to be idiopathic, followed by tardive dystonia in 8.2% and familial in 5.9%.…”

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“…Previous studies have mainly focused on cases attending the outpatient clinics, 1,2 although there have been studies on spectrum of movement disorders in pediatric inpatients. 3 A study was also conducted by Kwon et al on clinical characteristics of movement disorders in inpatients as part of neurologic consultations from other departments. 4 However, not much literature is available on the spectrum of movement disorders in inpatients admitted specifically in the neurology department.…”

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Clinical Spectrum of Movement Disorders in Neurology Inpatients in a Tertiary Care Centre

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Bhattacharyya

et al. 2021

JNRP

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Background Little data are available on the spectrum of movement disorders in inpatients, particularly those admitted in neurology specialty. This may be related to the fact that patients presenting with movement disorders are usually evaluated from outpatient clinics. Objective The aim of this study is to provide data on the pattern of movement disorders in neurology inpatients. Materials and Methods Patients admitted through emergency department or neurology clinic with complaints of movement abnormalities were recruited in this study from October 2019 to September 2020. Cases were subjected to proforma-based detailed history, examination, and appropriate investigations. Statistical Analysis Descriptive statistics using SPSS 20. Results and Conclusion Bradykinesia with or without tremor was the most common movement disorder (28.3%), followed by ataxia and dystonia (24.5% each) and hemifacial spasm and myoclonus (7.5% each). Chorea, tic disorder, and hemiballismus were also reported. Etiologies included Parkinson disease, Wilson’s disease, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), drugs, stroke, spinocerebellar ataxia, Huntington’s disease, neuroacanthocytosis, and others. Dystonia represented the most common disorder in the younger age group (44.4%), whereas bradykinesia and/or tremor represented the most common movement disorder in the older age group (46.4%).This study demonstrates the characteristic distribution of movement disorders in neurology inpatients.

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confidence: 99%