Abstract
The Prevalence and Correlation of Non-motor Symptoms in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Focal or Segmental Dystonia
Highlights
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained and/ or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal, often repetitive, movements, postures, or both.[1]
The patients group consisted of 28 patients with blepharospasm, including five patients with cranial dystonia; 28 patients with cervical dystonia, including five patients with craniocervical dystonia; and 24 patients with limb dystonia, including 22 with writer’s cramp, one with leg dystonia and one with arm dystonia
We found significant differences between the groups regarding their scores from the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Apathy Scale (AS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Numerical Visual Scale for pain; there were no differences between the groups regarding their scores from the Social Phobia Inventory and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (Table 1)
Summary
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained and/ or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal, often repetitive, movements, postures, or both.[1]. Results: The patients presented more symptoms of depression, anxiety, and apathy than the control subjects They reported worse quality of sleep and more pain complaints. Discussion: Patients with dystonia, especially those with blepharospasm, showed higher prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, apathy, worse quality of sleep, and pain. These symptoms had a negative impact on their quality of life
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