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Functional and Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia in Two Family Members: A Challenging Diagnosis Cover

Functional and Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia in Two Family Members: A Challenging Diagnosis

Open Access
|Dec 2020

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Video 1

The daughter. Segment 1 shows the 40-year-old daughter with her neck turned to the right and very mild posturing of the hands (mainly the right hand) while keeping her arms outstretched. The neck turning fluctuated in severity, worsening with attention and movement and while walking. The posture disappeared with distraction maneuvers and at times faded completely during the examination and/or when attention was distracted. Segment 2 at 2-months follow-up assessment and Segment 3 at 4-months follow-up assessment show the disappearance of symptoms and signs; although mild hypertrophy of the left SCM and slight right shoulder elevation can still be seen.

Video 2

The mother. Segment 1 shows the patient’s 65-year-old mother, with her head turned to the right. The sensory trick improved the neck turning. CD did not change with distractive maneuvers. Mild dystonic posturing of the arms (mainly the hands and fingers) can observed while she keeps her arms outstretched. Neck turning while walking was also evident.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.558 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 12, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 27, 2020
Published on: Dec 11, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2020 Elena Antelmi, Enrico Conti, Myriam Carecchio, Michele Tinazzi, published by Ubiquity Press
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