Risk of Spreading in Adult-onset Dystonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult-onset dystonia can also spread to other parts of the body, although it is not as common as childhood-onset dystonia.

Objective

Our study aimed to examine the clinical factors determining spreading patterns in all adult-onset dystonia types.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with a diagnosis of isolated dystonia followed longitudinally at our center. We included patients reporting symptom onset after 18 years. We then compared the clinical factors between groups with and without spreading.

Results

Among 434 patients (396 focal, 29 segmental, and nine generalized onset dystonia. mean follow-up of 8.6 ± 7.8 years), 48 (11.1%) experienced spread of dystonia, with 37 progressing from focal to segmental, two from foc

SUBMITTER: Kizilkilic EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11623075 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature