Isolated cervical dystonia: diagnosis and classification

A Albanese, KP Bhatia, F Cardoso… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This document presents a consensus on the diagnosis and classification of isolated cervical
dystonia (iCD) with a review of proposed terminology. The International Parkinson and …

Distinct neural circuits for control of movement vs. holding still

R Shadmehr - Journal of neurophysiology, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
In generating a point-to-point movement, the brain does more than produce the transient
commands needed to move the body part; it also produces the sustained commands that are …

Dystonia and tremor: a cross-sectional study of the dystonia coalition cohort

AG Shaikh, SB Beylergil, G Kilic-Berkmen, A Freeman… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess the clinical manifestations and predictors of different types of tremors in
individuals with different types of isolated dystonia. Methods Clinical manifestations of …

Proprioceptive modulation of pallidal physiology in cervical dystonia

A Sedov, P Joshi, U Semenova, S Usova… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that botulinum toxin can alter
proprioceptive feedback and modulate the muscle‐spindle output for the treatment of …

Postural control of arm and fingers through integration of movement commands

ST Albert, AM Hadjiosif, J Jang, AJ Zimnik… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Every movement ends in a period of stillness. Current models assume that commands that
hold the limb at a target location do not depend on the commands that moved the limb to that …

Cervical dystonia: a neural integrator disorder

AG Shaikh, DS Zee, JD Crawford, HA **nah - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Ocular motor neural integrators ensure that eyes are held steady in straight-ahead and
eccentric positions of gaze. Abnormal function of the ocular motor neural integrator leads to …

Clinical features, pathophysiology, treatment, and controversies of tremor in dystonia

P Panyakaew, HA **nah, AG Shaikh - Journal of the neurological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dystonia and tremor frequently co-occur. In some cases, they have shared biological
mechanisms, while in others dystonia and tremor are two comorbid conditions. The term …

Oscillatory head movements in cervical dystonia: Dystonia, tremor, or both?

AG Shaikh, DS Zee, HA **nah - Movement Disorders, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cervical dystonia is characterized by abnormal posturing of the head, often combined with
tremor‐like oscillatory head movements. The nature and source of these oscillatory head …

Pallidal activity in cervical dystonia with and without head tremor

A Sedov, S Usova, U Semenova, A Gamaleya… - The Cerebellum, 2020 - Springer
The relationship between two common movement disorders, dystonia and tremor, is
controversial. Both deficits have correlates in the network that includes connections between …

Cerebellar intermittent theta-burst stimulation and motor control training in individuals with cervical dystonia

LV Bradnam, MN McDonnell, MC Ridding - Brain sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Background: There is emerging evidence that cervical dystonia is a neural network disorder
with the cerebellum as a key node. The cerebellum may provide a target for …