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Horisawa S, Kawamata T, Taira T. Striking Alleviation of down the Stairs Dystonia by Ankle Tightening. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2023; 10:341-342. [PMID: 36825040 PMCID: PMC9941933 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Shiro Horisawa
- Department of NeurosurgeryTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of NeurosurgeryTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of NeurosurgeryTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyoJapan
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A Wilted Flower: Lotus Position Dystonia. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2020; 7:206-207. [DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Baik JS, Ma HI, Lee PH, Taira T. Focal Task-Specific Lower Limb Dystonia Only When Walking Stairs: Is It a New Disease Entity? Front Neurol 2019; 10:1081. [PMID: 31749753 PMCID: PMC6842934 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Focal task-specific dystonia in the lower limb or foot often occurs only during walking, running, hiking, or cycling. Several medications and botulinum toxin injection are effective in patients with this disorder. The objective of this study was to understand the spectrum of focal task-specific dystonia in the lower limb only when walking stairs and to compare other types of task-specific dystonia. Methods: All original articles and case reports were collected and reviewed using PubMed. In addition, all video clips of published cases were evaluated, and patients' clinical findings analyzed. The present study included 12 patients described in previous studies and five new Asian patients found in the medical records. Results: Most of the patients were women, and the onset age was 42 years. Ten patients were classified as the Kicking type, including three patients with the rKicking type, and six patients were considered as the Lifting type; however, only one patient was not included in any of the types. Symptoms in most of the patients did not improve with any medications or botulinum toxin injection. The symptoms of most patients did not change over a long time. Conclusion: Most patients showed the dystonic symptom when walking downstairs rather than upstairs. Psychogenic dystonia is a disease differentially diagnosed with this dystonia. Unlike other types of focal task-specific dystonia, the response to treatment was disappointing because most of the medications and botulinum toxin injection were not effective. The prognosis is completely different from that of other types of focal task-specific dystonia.
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- Jong Sam Baik
- Department of Neurology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Hallym University Hospital, Anyang, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Giorgio E, Garelli E, Carando A, Bellora S, Rubino E, Quarello P, Sirchia F, Marrama F, Gallone S, Grosso E, Pasini B, Massa R, Brussino A, Brusco A. Design of a multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay for SLC20A2: identification of two novel deletions in primary familial brain calcification. J Hum Genet 2019; 64:1083-1090. [PMID: 31501477 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-019-0668-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a rare disease characterized by brain calcifications that mainly affect the basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebellum. Among the four autosomal-dominant genes known to be associated with the disease, SLC20A2 pathogenic variants are the most common, accounting for up to 40% of PFBC dominant cases; variants include both point mutations, small insertions/deletions and intragenic deletions. Over the last 7 years, we have collected a group of 50 clinically diagnosed PFBC patients, who were screened for single nucleotide changes and small insertions/deletions in SLC20A2 by Sanger sequencing. We found seven pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants: four were previously described by our group, and three are reported here (c.303delG, c.21delG, and c.1795-1G>A). We developed and validated a synthetic Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) assay for SLC20A2 deletions, covering all ten coding exons and the 5' UTR (SLC20A2-MLPA). Using this method, we screened a group of 43 PFBC-patients negative for point mutations and small insertions/deletions, and identified two novel intragenic deletions encompassing exon 6 NC_000008.10:g.(42297172_42302163)_(423022281_42317413)del, and exons 7-11 including the 3'UTR NC_000008.10:g.(?_42275320)_(42297172_42302163)del. Overall, SLC20A2 deletions may be highly underestimated PFBC cases, and we suggest MLPA should be included in the routine molecular test for PFBC diagnosis.
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- Elisa Giorgio
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Unit, "SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo" Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofalo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.,Medical Genetics Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy. .,Medical Genetics Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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Arceri T, Ratliff J. A Case of Ascending and Descending Stair-Specific Dystonia. J Mov Disord 2019; 12:130-131. [PMID: 30944285 PMCID: PMC6547041 DOI: 10.14802/jmd.18057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Talia Arceri
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Portaro S, Naro A, Cacciola A, Marra A, Quartarone A, Milardi D, Calabrò RS. Adult-Onset Walking-Upstairs Dystonia. J Clin Neurol 2019; 15:122-124. [PMID: 30375761 PMCID: PMC6325365 DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2019.15.1.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy
- Department of Anatomy, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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