Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between motor and psychiatric symptoms in idiopathic dystonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Although psychiatric diagnoses are recognized in idiopathic dystonia, no previous studies have examined the temporal relationship between idiopathic dystonia and psychiatric diagnoses at scale. Here, we determine rates of psychiatric diagnoses and psychiatric medication prescription in those diagnosed with idiopathic dystsuponia compared to matched controls.

Methods

A longitudinal population-based cohort study using anonymized electronic health care data in Wales (UK) was conducted to identify individuals with idiopathic dystonia and comorbid psychiatric diagnoses/prescriptions between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2017. Psychiatric diagnoses/prescriptions were identified from primary and secondary health care records.

Results

Individuals with

SUBMITTER: Bailey GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9826317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature