Head tremor and pain in cervical dystonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although head tremor (HT) and pain are prevalent in cervical dystonia (CD), their joint relationship to phenotypic features of focal dystonia remains unclear.

Objectives

We examined how severity of HT and pain are associated with age of CD onset and duration, and whether HT subtypes ("jerky" or "regular") exhibit distinct relationships between severity of HT and pain.

Methods

The severity of HT and pain were assessed with the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale in retrospective review of 188 CD patients recruited through the Dystonia Coalition.

Results

HT severity was associated with longer CD duration (p < 0.0005), whereas pain severity was associated with younger age at onset (p = 0.043). HT severity and pain severity were not correl

SUBMITTER: Vu JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature