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Jamora RDG, Espiritu AI, Santiago JJ, Wohldorf JJ, Cuanang JR. Blepharospasm as the presenting feature of papillary thyroid cancer and parathyroid adenoma. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 72:460-463. [PMID: 31889644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Blepharospasm is a type of focal dystonia depicted by periodic and spontaneous closure of the orbicularis oculi and surrounding muscles. Typical secondary etiologies of blepharospasm may include ophthalmologic and structural brain lesions. In this article, we report a novel case of a patient with a biopsy-proven concurrent papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland and adenoma of the parathyroid gland with blepharospasm as an exceptionally unique initial manifestation. This report showed that a diagnostic work-up for causes of blepharospasm may include a search for these neoplasm and surgical removal of these masses may offer significant symptomatic control of the focal dystonia.
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- Roland Dominic G Jamora
- Movement Disorders Service and Section of Neurology, Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines; Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
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- Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
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- Section of Neurology, Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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- Section of Neurology, Institute for Neurosciences, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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Yamada Y, Takano H, Yamada M, Satake N, Hirabayashi N, Okazaki M, Nakagome K. Pisa syndrome associated with mirtazapine: a case report. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2018; 19:82. [PMID: 30522528 PMCID: PMC6282376 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-018-0272-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Mirtazapine is a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant; its pharmacological profile indicates a low risk for dopaminergic adverse effects. To date, there has been only a single case report of Pisa syndrome associated with mirtazapine. Case presentation The authors report a case involving a 79-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, in whom Pisa syndrome occurred after introduction of mirtazapine, and completely disappeared 3 days after suspension of the drug. Conclusions Aspects of this particular case suggest that Pisa syndrome is a possible side effect of Mirtazapine.
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- Yuji Yamada
- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan. .,Department of Clinical Neuroimaging, Integrative Brain Imaging Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8551, Japan
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- National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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Dystonia is a difficult problem for both the clinician and the scientist. It is sufficiently common to be seen by almost all physicians, yet uncommon enough to prevent any physician from gaining broad experience in its diagnosis and treatment. Each case represents a difficult challenge even to the specialist. The basic scientist is faced with investigating a disorder that is without relevant animal models and which is so rare that obtaining suitable tissue for study is a major obstacle. Dystonia may be idiopathic, or associated with lesions from many sources, including a variety of rare diseases. If idiopathic, it may be genetically transmitted or sporadic. If genetically transmitted, it may be generalized or focal, with symptoms varying in different members of the same family. It may be refractory to treatment, or it may respond to any one of a number of individual drugs that have very different mechanisms of action. For idiopathic dystonias, no clear method of genetic transmission has been established and no consistent pathology identified.
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Zoons E, Tijssen MAJ. Pathologic changes in the brain in cervical dystonia pre- and post-mortem - a commentary with a special focus on the cerebellum. Exp Neurol 2013; 247:130-3. [PMID: 23597638 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In a recent issue of Experimental Neurology, Prudente et al. (2012) investigated the neuropathology of cervical dystonia in six patients. Their most important finding was a patchy loss of cerebellar Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. In this article we discuss their findings in the context of a review including primary and secondary cervical dystonia. An update is given of the current knowledge on structural and functional brain abnormalities in idiopathic cervical dystonia with a special focus on the cerebellum.
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- E Zoons
- Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Prudente C, Pardo C, Xiao J, Hanfelt J, Hess E, LeDoux M, Jinnah H. Neuropathology of cervical dystonia. Exp Neurol 2013; 241:95-104. [PMID: 23195594 PMCID: PMC3570661 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2012] [Revised: 10/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The aim of this study was to search for neuropathological changes in postmortem brain tissue of individuals with cervical dystonia (CD). Multiple regions of formalin-preserved brains were collected from patients with CD and controls and examined with an extensive battery of histopathological stains in a two-stage study design. In stage one, 4 CD brains underwent a broad screening neuropathological examination. In stage two, these 4 CD brains were combined with 2 additional CD brains, and the subjective findings were quantified and compared to 16 age-matched controls. The initial subjective neuropathological assessment revealed only two regions with relatively consistent changes. The substantia nigra had frequent ubiquitin-positive intranuclear inclusions known as Marinesco bodies. Additionally, the cerebellum showed patchy loss of Purkinje cells, areas of focal gliosis and torpedo bodies. Other brain regions showed minor or inconsistent changes. In the second stage of the analysis, quantitative studies failed to reveal significant differences in the numbers of Marinesco bodies in CD versus controls, but confirmed a significantly lower Purkinje cell density in CD. Molecular investigations revealed 4 of the CD cases and 2 controls to harbor sequence variants in non-coding regions of THAP1, and these cases had lower Purkinje cell densities regardless of whether they had CD. The findings suggest that subtle neuropathological changes such as lower Purkinje cell density may be found in primary CD when relevant brain regions are investigated with appropriate methods.
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- Dept. of Neurology & Neuropathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD -
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- Dept. of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN -
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- Dept. of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta GA -
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- Dept. of Pharmacology & Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta GA -
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- Dept. of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN -
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- Dept. of Neurology, Human Genetics & Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta GA
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Yoshimura R, Kakihara S, Soya A, Ueda N, Shinkai K, Nakamura J. Effect of clonazepam treatment on antipsychotic drug-induced Meige syndrome and changes in plasma levels of GABA, HVA, and MHPG during treatment. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2001; 55:543-6. [PMID: 11555353 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.00903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We demonstrated the effect of clonazepam (2 mg/day) on Meige syndrome in two schizophrenic patients under continuous treatment with antipsychotic drugs, and changes in the plasma levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in these cases. The plasma levels of HVA and MHPG during treatment with clonazepam were decreased in the responder, while not changed in the non-responder to clonazepam. A difference between the responder and the non-responder was not found in the plasma GABA levels. These results suggest that hyperactivities of the central dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurones are involved in the pathophysiology of Meige syndrome.
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- R Yoshimura
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Kirton CA, Riopelle RJ. Meige syndrome secondary to basal ganglia injury: a potential cause of acute respiratory distress. Can J Neurol Sci 2001; 28:167-73. [PMID: 11383945 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100052896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Meige syndrome is a movement disorder that includes blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonias. Its etiology may be idiopathic (primary) or it may arise secondary to focal brain injury. Acute respiratory distress as a feature of such dystonias occurs infrequently. A review of the literature on Meige syndrome and the relationship between dystonias and respiratory compromise is presented. METHODS A 60-year-old woman suffered a cerebral anoxic event secondary to manual strangulation. She developed progressive blepharospasm combined with oromandibular and cervical dystonias. Neuroimaging demonstrated bilateral damage localized to the globus pallidus. Years later, she presented to the emergency department in intermittent respiratory distress associated with facial and cervical muscle spasms. RESULTS Increasing frequency and severity of the disorder was noted over years. The acute onset of respiratory involvement required intubation and eventual tracheotomy. A partial therapeutic benefit of tetrabenazine was demonstrated. CONCLUSION This case highlights two interesting aspects of Meige's syndrome: (1) Focal bilateral basal ganglia lesions appear to be responsible for this patient's movement disorder which is consistent with relative overactivity of the direct pathway from striatum to globus pallidus internal and substantia nigra pars reticularis; (2) Respiratory involvement in a primarily craniofacial dystonia to the point of acute airway compromise.
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- C A Kirton
- Division of Neurology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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To characterize the relationship between bruxism and dystonia, 79 patients (28 men and 51 women) with cranial-cervical dystonia were studied. Sixty-two patients (78.5%), 22 men and 40 women, had bruxism. The mean age at onset of dystonia in patients with bruxism was 52.4 +/- 12.6 years (range 14-80), similar to patients with cranial-cervical dystonia without bruxism. Involuntary oromandibular movements (46 patients) and blepharospasm (34 patients) were the most common initial symptoms among patients with dystonia. About one-fourth of bruxism patients had associated dental problems including TMD (21%) and tooth wear (5%). A majority (58%) of the bruxism patients had diurnal bruxism and 12% had nocturnal bruxism. The bruxism patients were compared to 100 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), cervical dystonia, cranial dystonia, and normal controls, respectively. The prevalence of bruxism was much higher in the cranial-cervical dystonia patients when compared to normal controls (P < 0.001); however, this difference was not significant between other diseased groups and controls. Medications and botulinum toxin injections, used in the treatment of focal dystonia also provided effective relief of bruxism.
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- M W Watts
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Dystonia is a common movement disorder which is thought to represent a disease of the basal ganglia. However, the pathogenesis of the idiopathic dystonias, i.e. the neuroanatomic and neurochemical basis, is still a mystery. Research in dystonia is complicated by the existence of various phenotypic and genotypic subtypes of idiopathic dystonia, probably related to heterogeneous dysfunctions. In neurological diseases in which no obvious neuronal degeneration can be found, such as in idiopathic dystonia, the identification of a primary defect is difficult, because of the large number of chemically distinct, but functionally interrelated, neurotransmitter systems in the brain. The variable response to pharmacological agents in patients with idiopathic dystonia supports the notion that the underlying biochemical dysfunctions vary in the subtypes of idiopathic dystonia. Hence, in basic research it is important to clearly define the involved type of dystonia. Animal models of dystonias were described as limited. However, over the last years, there has been considerable progress in the evaluation of animal models for different types of dystonia. Apart from animal models of symptomatic dystonia, genetic animal models with inherited dystonia which occurs in the absence of pathomorphological alterations in brain and spinal cord are describe. This review will focus mainly on genetic animal models of different idiopathic dystonias and pathophysiological findings. In particular, in the case of the mutant dystonic (dt) rat, a model of generalized dystonia, and in the case of the genetically dystonic hamster (dt(sz)), a model of paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis has been used, as these show great promise in contributing to the identification of underlying mechanisms in idiopathic dystonias, although even a proper animal model will probably never be equivalent to a human disease. Several pathophysiological findings from animal models are in line with clinical observations in dystonic patients, indicating abnormalities not only in the basal ganglia and thalamic nuclei, but also in the cerebellum and brainstem. Through clinical studies and neurochemical data several similarities were found in the genetic animal models, although the current data indicates different defects in dystonic animals which is consistent with the notion that dystonia is a heterogenous disorder. Different supraspinal dysfunctions appear to lead to manifestation of dystonic movements and postures. In addition to increasing our understanding of the pathophysiology of idiopathic dystonia, animal models may help to improve therapeutic strategies for this movement disorder.
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- A Richter
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
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Dystonia is defined as a syndrome of sustained muscle contractions, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements, or abnormal postures. Tardive dyskinesia (TD), estimated to occur in 30% of patients treated with neuroleptics, encompasses a broad spectrum of hyperkinesias associated with exposure to these drugs. Dystonia is one of the most common expressions of tardive dyskinesia. This article aims to provide an overview of classification, phenomenology, epidemiology, genetics, pathophysiology, neuropsychologic aspects, and treatment of these two conditions.
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- F Cardoso
- Department of Neurology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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In this study we have investigated the pathophysiology of two idiopathic focal dystonias: hand cramp with excessive cocontractions of agonist and antagonist hand or forearm muscles during specific tasks, such as writing, and facial dystonia manifested by involuntary eyelid spasms (blepharospasm) and lower facial and jaw spasms (oromandibular dystonia). We used positron emission tomography (PET) to measure the in vivo binding of the dopaminergic radioligand [18F]spiperone in putamen in 21 patients with these two focal dystonias and compared the findings with those from 13 normals. We measured regional cerebral blood flow and blood volume in each subject as well as the radiolabeled metabolites of [18F]spiperone in arterial blood. A stereotactic method of localization, independent of the appearance of the images, was used to identify the putamen in all of the PET images. We analyzed the PET and arterial blood data with a validated nonsteady-state tracer kinetic model representing the in vivo behavior of the radioligand. An index of binding called the combined forward rate constant was decreased by 29% in dystonics, as compared with normals (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between dystonics and normals in regional blood flow, blood volume, nonspecific binding, permeability-surface area product of [18F]spiperone or the dissociation rate constant. These findings are consistent with a decrease of dopamine D2-like binding in putamen and are the first demonstration of a receptor abnormality in idiopathic dystonia. These results have important implications for the pathophysiology of dystonia as well as for function of the basal ganglia.
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Almasy L, Bressman SB, Raymond D, Kramer PL, Greene PE, Heiman GA, Ford B, Yount J, de Leon D, Chouinard S, Saunders-Pullman R, Brin MF, Kapoor RP, Jones AC, Shen H, Fahn S, Risch NJ, Nygaard TG. Idiopathic torsion dystonia linked to chromosome 8 in two Mennonite families. Ann Neurol 1997; 42:670-3. [PMID: 9382482 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410420421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The DYT1 locus on chromosome 9q34 is responsible for most childhood limb-onset idiopathic torsion dystonia (ITD). Linkage to DYT1 has been excluded in families with adult-onset, and predominantly cranial-cervical, ITD. We mapped a locus (DYT6) associated with prominent cranial-cervical ITD in two large Mennonite families to chromosome 8. An identical haplotype spanning 40-cM segregates with ITD in these families, suggesting a shared mutation from the recent past.
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- L Almasy
- Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Factor SA, Barron KD. Mosaic pattern of gliosis in the neostriatum of a North American man with craniocervical dystonia and parkinsonism. Mov Disord 1997; 12:783-9. [PMID: 9380067 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870120528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We present the case of a 51-year-old patient with a 31-year history of psychiatric symptoms, craniocervical dystonia, bulbar dysfunction, and parkinsonism. His dystonic movements included blepharospasm, jaw opening and lingual dystonia, and spasmodic retrocollis. Psychiatric symptoms included psychosis and depression, with onset years before the movement disorder. After his death by aspiration, examination of his brain revealed abnormalities limited to the neostriatum. Staining of brain sections, including Holzer, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and immunohistochemical stain for calbindin D28k, revealed the presence of a mosaic pattern of gliosis with neuronal loss (sparing large neurons) within this region. The islands of tissue between stands of gliosis had a normal appearance. This patient represents only the fourth case (and first North American born) with a mosaic pattern of gliosis in the neostriatum. The clinical and pathologic features were similar in all four cases except that our patient was the first with prominent psychiatric symptoms and a more stable, less progressive course. Mosaicism has been described in the X-linked Filipino disorder Lubag. Occurrence in non-Filipino patients, such as ours, suggest that either Lubag can develop in non-Filipino families or that mosaicism is a nonspecific pathologic finding in some patients with idiopathic dystonia. Finally, our case reports the notion that craniocervical dystonia may result from neostriatal dysfunction.
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- S A Factor
- Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, NY 12208, USA
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Faherty CJ, Earley B, Leonard BE. Behavioural effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors following direct micro injection into the left red nucleus of the rat. J Psychopharmacol 1997; 11:53-8. [PMID: 9097894 DOI: 10.1177/026988119701100114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The behavioural effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine) and reference compounds (N,N'-di(o-tolyl)guanidine, haloperidol, 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-(l-propyl)piperidine and chlorpromazine) were studied for their ability to produce dystonia and torticollis following direct micro injection into the left red nucleus of the rat, an area of the brain containing a high density of sigma2 receptors but relatively devoid of biogenic amine receptors. Each animal was monitored for abnormalities in posture and movement for a period of 30 min and then sacrificed 40 min following drug administation. Only fluvoxamine (100 nmol) and fluoxetine (100 nmol) elicited acute dystonic behaviour (1-5 min). The onset of dystonia was accompanied by facial spasticity, vacuous chewing movements and grooming behaviour which reflected the extent of dystonia. The dystonic behaviour following the direct intrarubal injection of fluvoxamine and fluoxetine suggest the possible activation of sigma2 receptors while citalopram, sertraline and paroxetine were without effect. The results of this study support the role of sigma2 receptors in the regulation and control of movement and coordination and provides preliminary evidence to suggest the in vivo activity of sigma receptors by fluoxetine and fluvoxamine.
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- C J Faherty
- Department of Pharmacology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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Bollen E, Van Exel E, van der Velde EA, Buytels P, Bastiaanse J, van Dijk JG. Saccadic eye movements in idiopathic blepharospasm. Mov Disord 1996; 11:678-82. [PMID: 8914094 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870110613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Visually guided saccades, memory-contingent saccades, and antisaccades were studied with an infra-red reflection technique in 12 patients with idiopathic blepharospasm and in controls. Latencies of the three kinds of saccades were prolonged. Peak velocities and gains did not differ. Our results indicate an initiation defect in the saccadic system, which may be localized in the caudate nucleus.
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- E Bollen
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands
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The pharmacologic armamentarium used to treat dyskinesias in childhood is increasing. Anticonvulsant drugs as a class are still some of the broadest-spectrum antidyskinetic agents, probably because the class includes so many differently acting drugs or because dyskinesias are manifestations of subcortical electrical events. This group is enhanced by recent developments in gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate receptor pharmacology, which promise new antidyskinetic drugs. Other drugs acting at receptors for monoamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin), acetylcholine, opioids, or histamine may provide symptomatic improvement. Fewer pharmacotherapies address the underlying pathophysiology of movement disorders. Of these, drugs or biologicals for immunomodulation are the most developed, but the group also includes antioxidants, cofactors, metabolic inhibitors, and chelators. There is potential for drugs that block the neurotoxic effects of glutamate to treat movement disorders and reverse or prevent brain injury. Peripheral blockade of focal dyskinesias through botulinum toxin offers a useful alternative to drugs in some patients.
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- M R Pranzatelli
- Department of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Pharmacology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Galardi G, Perani D, Grassi F, Bressi S, Amadio S, Antoni M, Comi GC, Canal N, Fazio F. Basal ganglia and thalamo-cortical hypermetabolism in patients with spasmodic torticollis. Acta Neurol Scand 1996; 94:172-6. [PMID: 8899050 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb07049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED The basal ganglia are thought to be involved in the primary dystonias, largely because of the repeated demonstration of neuropathological changes in these nuclei in the secondary dystonias. A hyperactivity of a network involving basal ganglia has been suggested in experimental animal dystonia. To test this hypothesis in humans, we studied the functional correlates of primary cervical dystonia using [18F]FDG and PET. MATERIAL AND METHODS Regional cerebral glucose metabolism (rCMRglc) was measured in 10 patients with idiopathic torticollis (6 drug-free and 4 drug-naive) and in 15 normal controls, using 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) and positron emission tomography (PET). RESULTS A significant hypermetabolism in the basal ganglia, thalamus, premotor-motor cortex and cerebellum in the patients compared with normal controls was found. The patients were correctly assigned to their clinical category by a discriminant function analysis with a total accuracy of 96%. CONCLUSION The results support the hypothesis that a dysfunction of a subcortical-cortical motor network may play a role in the pathogenesis of focal dystonia, in agreement with the experimental dystonia models.
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- G Galardi
- Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Naumann M, Götz M, Reiners K, Lange KW, Riederer P. Neurotransmitters in CSF of idiopathic adult-onset dystonia: reduced 5-HIAA levels as evidence of impaired serotonergic metabolism. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 1996; 103:1083-91. [PMID: 9013396 DOI: 10.1007/bf01291793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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While several radiological findings point towards the basal ganglia as a possible anatomical site of the lesion in dystonia patients the biochemical basis of the disorder is still unknown. 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) levels-the respective metabolites of serotonin and dopamine-were measured in lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (lCSF) of 15 patients with idiopathic adult-onset focal dystonia and in lCSF of 11 controls. 100 microliters lCSF were analyzed for 5-HIAA and HVA by reversed-phase HPLC with electrochemical detection. 5-HIAA levels were significantly reduced in dystonia patients (11.4 micrograms/ml) compared to controls (18.4 ng/ml) (p < 0.02). HVA levels in dystonia patients (30.3 ng/ml) were below control values (41.6 ng/ml) but this finding did not reach statistical significance. Decreased lCSF levels of 5-HIAA suggest an impaired serotonin metabolism in patients with idiopathic adult-onset dystonia. This observation may provide a biochemical basis for a more specific pharmacotherapy in dystonia patients.
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- M Naumann
- Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany
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Madhusudanan M, Gracykutty M, Cherian M. Athetosis-dystonia in intramedullary lesions of spinal cord. Acta Neurol Scand 1995; 92:308-12. [PMID: 8848936 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00134.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Athetosis and dystonia are well known clinical signs, described in disorders of basal ganglia. As opposed to pseudoathetosis, true athetosis was hitherto not reported in cord lesions. We here report three patients with athetosis and dystonia of hands due to intramedullary lesions of cervical cord: two patients with syringomyelia and one with glioma. Even though pseudoathetosis can be produced by lesions of posterior columns and likely to be confused with the involuntary movements of our patients, they had clinical and EMG findings consistent with true athetosis. A possible explanation for the athetosis and dystonia due to cord lesion is being postulated.
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- M Madhusudanan
- Department of Neurology, Medical college Hospital, Kottayam, India
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This article reviews PET activation data on basal ganglia function that have been reported in association with performance of different motor tasks by normal subjects and movement disorder patients. PET findings are contrasted with electrophysiological observations both in man and in non-human primates and with observations on clinical and cognitive function of movement disorder patients. Possible roles that the basal ganglia may play in motor control are discussed in the light of these data.
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- D J Brooks
- MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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Löscher W, Annies R, Richter A. Marked regional disturbances in brain metabolism of monoaminergic neurotransmitters in the genetically dystonic hamster. Brain Res 1994; 658:199-208. [PMID: 7834342 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(09)90027-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The genetically dystonic hamster is an animal model of idiopathic (torsion) dystonia that displays sustained abnormal movements and postures either spontaneously or in response to mild environmental stimuli. Since dystonic attacks occur in the absence of any lesion which can be defined by standard histopathological techniques in the central nervous system, the presumption is that dystonia in mutant hamsters is due to some biochemical disturbance activity in brain regions involved in motor functions. In the present study we determined the monoamine neurotransmitters dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline and serotonin (5-HT) as well as the dopamine metabolites homovanillic acid (HVA) and dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and the 5-HT metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in 14 brain regions of male and female dystonic hamsters and age-matched non-dystonic controls. All determinations were done at age of maximum susceptibility for induction of dystonic attacks. Since both genders of dystonic hamsters exhibit the same characteristic age-dependent time-course of dystonia, it was assumed that only those biochemical alterations are critically involved in dystonia that occur in both female and male animals. The neurochemical data show that except for a significant decrease of dopamine and HVA in the olfactory bulb, no consistent changes in dopamine metabolism are present across brain regions, including the basal ganglia, of dystonic hamsters. In contrast, marked increases in noradrenaline and 5-HT or 5-HIAA were found in several brain areas of both genders, indicating an enhanced activity of central noradrenergic and serotonergic nuclei in the brainstem. The present results suggest the involvement of noradrenergic and serotonergic neural systems in the pathophysiology of dystonia. Based on these data and recent theoretical suggestions from clinical findings, drugs which reduce noradrenergic and serotonergic neurotransmission may be a useful therapeutic approach to dystonia.
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- W Löscher
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmacy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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Denislic M, Pirtosek Z, Vodusek DB, Zidar J, Meh D. Botulinum toxin in the treatment of neurological disorders. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 710:76-87. [PMID: 8154763 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb26615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Botulinum toxin therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of different movement disorders, especially focal dystonias. We reviewed botulinum toxin treatment of 97 patients: 36 had blepharospasm, 41 had torticollis, and 20 had diverse movement disorders. Patients with blepharospasm and torticollis improved markedly after botulinum toxin injections. The most common side effect in BS patients was ptosis (44.4%); in TC patients, it was dysphagia (29.3%). The mean duration of the improvement in both groups was 3.4 months. Very promising results were obtained also in the heterogeneous group including patients with other focal dystonias and cerebral palsy. On the basis of these results, we concluded that BTA injections must now be considered the mainstay of therapy for focal dystonias and other involuntary movement disorders.
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- M Denislic
- University Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Ledoux MS, Lorden JF, Ervin JM. Inferior olive serotonin and norepinephrine levels during development in the genetically dystonic rat. Brain Res Bull 1994; 33:299-305. [PMID: 7507398 DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(94)90197-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The dystonic (dt) rat is an autosomal recessive mutant with a motor syndrome that shares several features with idiopathic torsion dystonia in humans. In the dt rats, marked biochemical and physiological abnormalities have been localized to the olivo-cerebellar system. At the pharmacological level, the dt rats exhibit enhanced sensitivity to the behavioral effects of serotonergic (5HT) agonists, including quipazine, a drug that activates the neurons of the inferior olive (IO). High performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection was used to assay 5-HT, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA), and norepinephrine (NE) in micropunches of the IO in normal and dt rats at 14, 18 and 22 days of age. Samples of the rostral frontal lobes were used as internal controls. Significant age-dependent effects were seen on 5-HT and 5-HIAA levels in the IO, but not the frontal cortex, in both groups. Although both groups reached similar 5-HT levels by postnatal day 22, a significant interaction effect between age and phenotype indicated a difference in the pattern of development. Administration of quipazine (10 mg/kg, IP) to 18-day-old normal and dt rats 1 h prior to sacrifice caused significant reductions in NE, 5-HIAA and the ratio of 5-HIAA to 5-HT; however, no phenotypic differences were detected. The findings do not suggest that the differential behavioral responses to 5-HT agonists seen in normal and dt rats are the result of global abnormalities in 5-HT systems, nor do they suggest the presence of presynaptic defects in the IO.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M S Ledoux
- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294
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Bhatia K, Daniel SE, Marsden CD. Orofacial dystonia and rest tremor in a patient with normal brain pathology. Mov Disord 1993; 8:361-2. [PMID: 8341303 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870080320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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We report a patient with cranial dystonia who also had rest tremor of one arm and who developed drug-induced parkinsonism on treatment. The patient's brain was normal on autopsy. We also review the findings in the few reported cases of cranial dystonia with pathology.
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- K Bhatia
- University Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, London, England
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Waters CH, Faust PL, Powers J, Vinters H, Moskowitz C, Nygaard T, Hunt AL, Fahn S. Neuropathology of lubag (x-linked dystonia parkinsonism). Mov Disord 1993; 8:387-90. [PMID: 8341310 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870080328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Lubag is an x-linked recessive dystonia parkinsonism that affects Filipino men originating principally from the Panay Island. Linkage analysis has confirmed the mode of inheritance and localized the disease gene to the proximal long arm of the x-chromosome. We studied the brain of a 34 year old Filipino man affected with lubag. He developed truncal dystonia at age 30, which subsequently generalized. With disease progression, he also presented with parkinsonism including, rigidity, bradykinesia, and impaired balance. His symptoms were largely unaffected by medication and, at age 34, he underwent a right cryothalamotomy. He died suddenly 2 days after the procedure. The principal neuropathological findings were neuronal loss and a multifocal mosaic pattern of astrocytosis restricted to the caudate and lateral putamen. Similar findings have been reported in two other men with dystonia--one Filipino and the other non-Filipino. The similar pathology of the two Filipino men suggests that this is the pathology of lubag. Recognition of this pathology in a non-Filipino man suggests that the mutation causing lubag may not be restricted to the Filipino population.
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- C H Waters
- Department of Neurology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033
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Creel DJ, Holds JB, Anderson RL. Auditory brain-stem responses in blepharospasm. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 1993; 86:138-40. [PMID: 7681381 DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(93)90086-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The auditory brain-stem response (ABR) has been reported to detect abnormalities in both the auditory pathways and in adjacent structures. Ten of 35 consecutive patients with blepharospasm were found to have abnormal ABRs involving poor form and delayed peak latency of positive components III or V. Abnormal ABRs in approximately 30% of patients with essential blepharospasm suggest pathology in the brain-stem of a substantial proportion of patients with this form of cranial-cervical dystonia.
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- D J Creel
- VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84148
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Andrade LA, Ferraz HB. Idiopathic dystonia. Clinical profile of 76 Brazilian patients. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 1992; 50:426-32. [PMID: 1309150 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1992000400003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dystonia may be classified by age of onset (childhood, adolescence, adult onset), body distribution of the abnormal movements (focal, segmental, unilateral, multifocal and generalized) and etiology (idiopathic and symptomatic). We studied 76 patients with idiopathic dystonia among 122 cases of dystonic syndrome (62.3% of the total). There were 48 female and 28 male patients. Adult-onset focal dystonia was the most frequent feature (37 patients). The onset of generalized dystonia was more frequently seen under the age of 20, whereas focal and segmental dystonia usually started over this age. Postural tremor of the hands was observed in 19.7% of the patients. Spasmodic torticollis was the most prevalent form of dystonia overall. Except for writer's cramp, which occurred more frequently in males, and generalized dystonia, which was equally divided between sexes, all other forms were more frequent in females. Our data suggest that differences in racial origin, social and economical status and environmental factors do not account for a different manifestation in dystonia pattern.
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- L A Andrade
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brasil
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Löscher W, Fredow G. Effects of pharmacological manipulation of dopaminergic and cholinergic neurotransmission in genetically dystonic hamsters. Eur J Pharmacol 1992; 213:31-9. [PMID: 1323471 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(92)90229-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In an inbred line of Syrian hamsters, attacks of sustained dystonic postures of the limbs and trunk can be initiated by handling or mild environmental stimuli (e.g. new cage). The severity of the dystonic syndrome in these mutant hamsters (gene symbol dtSZ) is age-dependent, with a peak at about 30-40 days of age. A scoring system for grading the type and severity of the dystonic attacks can be used to study the activity of drugs against dystonic movements with individual pre- and post-drug vehicle trials as control. The effects of drugs which alter dopaminergic or cholinergic functions in the brain were studied in selectively bred dystonic hamsters and age-matched non-dystonic controls. The dopamine precursor levodopa (injected together with carbidopa) and the dopamine receptor agonist apomorphine increased the severity of dystonia in hamsters when administered prior to the age of maximum severity of dystonia. A very similar effect was observed with the cholinomimetic pilocarpine. In contrast, the dopamine receptor antagonist haloperidol caused a marked overall reduction in dystonic movements. Anticholinergic drugs, i.e. trihexyphenidyl and biperiden, increased the latency to onset of the dystonic attack, but did not reduce its severity. No differences were observed between dystonic and non-dystonic hamsters with respect to extent and duration of stereotypies induced by dopaminergic and cholinergic drugs or hypolocomotion and catalepsy produced by haloperidol. The data suggest that dopaminergic hyperactivity might be involved in the pathophysiology of dystonia in dtSZ mutant hamsters.
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- W Löscher
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, F.R.G
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van de Biezenbos JB, Horstink MW, van de Vlasakker CJ, van Engelen BG, van Eikema Hommes OR, Barkhof F. A case of bilateral alternating hemifacial spasms. Mov Disord 1992; 7:68-70. [PMID: 1557068 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870070114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We report a 24-year old woman who developed bilateral hemifacial spasm alternating from one side to the other. The spasms followed a left peripheral facial palsy 2 years previously. This unusual type of bilateral hemifacial spasm was possibly due to lesions of multiple sclerosis in the brainstem.
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Gibb WR, Kilford L, Marsden CD. Severe generalised dystonia associated with a mosaic pattern of striatal gliosis. Mov Disord 1992; 7:217-23. [PMID: 1620138 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870070305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A mosaic pattern of striatal pathology is described in a male who developed severe generalised dystonia from the age of 10 years, and died at the age of 18 years. There was no family history of dystonia, and extensive investigations during his life failed to identify a cause for the dystonia. The caudate nucleus and putamen showed a network of cell loss and gliosis surrounding islands of preserved striatum. Dorsal parts showed confluent gliosis, and ventral parts were spared. The pattern suggested a correlation with patch-matrix organisation, but there was no correlation with the distribution of calbindin immunoreactive cells, which are present in the matrix of the classical striosome-matrix organisation. The pathological findings were unlike those in status marmoratus, perinatal hypoxia-ischaemia, Huntington's disease, and neuroacanthocytosis, but similar to those reported in a 44-year-old man with predominantly cranial dystonia.
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- W R Gibb
- Parkinson's Disease Society Brain Bank, Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- J Jankovic
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Fish DR, Sawyers D, Smith SJ, Allen PJ, Murray NM, Marsden CD. Motor inhibition from the brainstem is normal in torsion dystonia during REM sleep. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1991; 54:140-4. [PMID: 2019839 PMCID: PMC1014348 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.54.2.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The maintenance of axial atonia during REM sleep was monitored in 14 patients with primary torsion dystonia, 10 patients with secondary torsion dystonia, and 10 normal subjects using submental EMG and video EEG telemetry. The excitability of the corticospinal tract during REM sleep was also assessed using scalp magnetic stimulation in seven patients and three controls. During REM sleep dystonic patients had well maintained atonia evidenced by infrequent bursts of submental activity, no episodes of complex semi-purposeful behaviour and reduced motor responses to magnetic stimulation. These findings suggest that the inhibitory centres in the region of the locus coeruleus and their descending pathways to the spinal alpha motor neurons are intact in torsion dystonia.
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- D R Fish
- University Department of Clinical Neurology, National Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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In essential blepharospasm histopathologic and electrophysiologic evidence supports the existence of lesions in proximity to brainstem nuclei controlling ocular movements. We studied horizontal ocular movements in eight patients who had been treated previously with surgery or botulinum toxin injection to control essential blepharospasm (mean age, 58 years) and compared these with seven control subjects who did not have blepharospasm (mean age, 68 years). We examined fixation stability, saccades, the vestibulo-ocular reflex, visual enhancement and suppression of the vestibulo-ocular reflex, optokinetic nystagmus, and pursuit by using digitally sampled, direct current electro-oculography. Patients with blepharospasm exhibited no ocular movement abnormalities. Since quantitative aspects of ocular movements are sensitive to nonspecific brainstem lesions, the absence of abnormal ocular movements suggests that the lesion in blepharospasm is specifically limited to neurons regulating the facial muscles.
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- J L Demer
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lueck CJ, Tanyeri S, Crawford TJ, Elston JS, Kennard C. Saccadic eye movements in essential blepharospasm. J Neurol 1990; 237:226-9. [PMID: 2391543 DOI: 10.1007/bf00314623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To provide evidence of an organic pathology for essential (idiopathic) blepharospasm, reflex saccadic eye movements in response to randomly stepped visual targets were assessed in seven affected patients and seven age-matched controls using the magnetic scleral search coil technique. The results indicate a significant prolongation in latency and a reduction in gain of horizontal saccades, and an increase in latency and reduction of peak velocity of large downward saccades. These findings suggest an organic component to the aetiology of blepharospasm, the pathology of which also appears to involve the oculomotor system. The pattern of the oculomotor disorder does not allow specific localisation but is consistent with the underlying pathology being localised in the basal ganglia.
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- C J Lueck
- Department of Neurology, London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK
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Ozelius L, Kramer PL, Moskowitz CB, Kwiatkowski DJ, Brin MF, Bressman SB, Schuback DE, Falk CT, Risch N, de Leon D. Human gene for torsion dystonia located on chromosome 9q32-q34. Neuron 1989; 2:1427-34. [PMID: 2576373 DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(89)90188-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Torsion dystonia is a movement disorder of unknown etiology characterized by loss of control of voluntary movements appearing as sustained muscle contractions and/or abnormal postures. Dystonic movements can be caused by lesions in the basal ganglia, drugs, or gene defects. Several hereditary forms have been described, most of which have autosomal dominant transmission with variable expressivity. In the Ashkenazi Jewish population the defective gene frequency is about 1/10,000. Here, linkage analysis using polymorphic DNA and protein markers has been used to locate a gene responsible for susceptibility to dystonia in a large, non-Jewish kinship. Affected members of this family have a clinical syndrome similar to that found in the Jewish population. This dystonia gene (ITD1) shows tight linkage with the gene encoding gelsolin, an actin binding protein, and appears by multipoint linkage analysis to lie in the q32-q34 region of chromosome 9 between ABO and D9S26, a region that also contains the locus for dopamine-beta-hydroxylase.
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- L Ozelius
- Molecular Neurogenetics Laboratory (Neurology), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114
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Gibb WR, Lees AJ, Marsden CD. Pathological report of four patients presenting with cranial dystonias. Mov Disord 1988; 3:211-21. [PMID: 3193961 DOI: 10.1002/mds.870030305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Secondary dystonias and experimental models of dystonia suggest that mechanisms responsible for primary dystonias may lie in the basal ganglia or brainstem. A histological study has been done in three patients with cranial dystonia (blepharospasm with oromandibular dystonia in two, blepharospasm alone in one), and one patient with craniocervical dystonia (oromandibular dystonia with retrocollis). In the patient with blepharospasm alone, an angioma, 0.5 mm in diameter, was found in the dorsal pons at the site of the central tegmental tract, confirming that some patients presenting with primary dystonias may have longstanding lesions in the brainstem. In the three other cases, the striatum, pallidum, thalamus, and brainstem were examined and cell populations in the putamen, substantia nigra, and inferior olives were compared with age-matched controls, but no significant abnormality was found.
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- W R Gibb
- Department of Neuropathology, National Hospitals for Nervous Diseases, Maida Vale, London, England
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