LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of a sample of Brazilian patients with primary dystonia and the impact of the new classification on their clinical evaluation

Bezerra, Torben Cavalcante; Novaretti, Nathália; Cunha, Ana Luiza Nunes; Pereira, Márcio Alexandre Pena; Oliveira, Daniel Sabino de; Brito, Manuelina Capelari Marcuz; Pimentel, Ângela Vieira; Tumas, Vitor.

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (12), 2018

ABSTRACT Dystonia is a relatively common movement disorder but some of its epidemiological and clinical aspects have not been well characterized in Brazilian patients. Also, a new clinical classification for the disorder has been proposed and its impact on clinical practice is unclear. We aimed to descri...

Blefaroespasmo/epidemiología, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Trastornos Distónicos/clasificación, Trastornos Distónicos/diagnóstico, Trastornos Distónicos/epidemiología, Prevalencia

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Distonía focal en músicos

FOCAL DYSTONIA IN MUSICIANS

The aim of this report was to describe the Focal dystonia in Musicians. Musician´s dystonia is a disorder characterized by abnormal movements, with excessive activation of muscular antagonists or co-contraction of antagonist muscles that are not required for a specific movement. Belongs to the group of ...