IDIOPATHIC SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS - A SURVEY OF THE CLINICAL SYNDROMESAND PATIENTS EXPERIENCES

Authors
VANHERWAARDEN GMFM ANTEN HWM HOOGDUIN CAL NIEWOLD JUR ROOS RAC SPEELMAN JD VANWEERDEN TW HORSTINK MWIM
Citation
Gmfm. Vanherwaarden et al., IDIOPATHIC SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS - A SURVEY OF THE CLINICAL SYNDROMESAND PATIENTS EXPERIENCES, Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 96(3), 1994, pp. 222-225
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
03038467
Volume
96
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
222 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-8467(1994)96:3<222:IST-AS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We evaluated the medical and psychosocial experiences of 59 patients w ith idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (ST) by means of a structured que stionnaire. The results generally corresponded with those of other stu dies in the literature. Diagnosis is delayed in many patients, and ST negatively influences the patients' social lives, Because drug treatme nt and physiotherapy are only of sufficient value in a minority, most patients seek benefit from numerous other therapies, none of which has been shown to improve ST.