Are nongenetic triggers for dystonia type-specific? A study exploring scoliosis in blepharospasm

Davide Martino; Giovanni Defazio; Giovanni Abbruzzese; Roberta Marchese; Giovanni Fabbrini; Venturino Decembrino; Alfredo Berardelli

doi:10.1002/mds.21322

Are nongenetic triggers for dystonia type-specific? A study exploring scoliosis in blepharospasm

Davide Martino, Giovanni Defazio, Giovanni Abbruzzese, Roberta Marchese, Giovanni Fabbrini, Venturino Decembrino, Alfredo Berardelli

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Abstract

We previously observed that diseases of the anterior ocular segment predispose to primary blepharospasm, but not to other focal dystonias. In this multicenter study, we tested whether prior scoliosis, which increases the risk of developing cervical dystonia, is also a predisposing factor to blepharospasm. The frequency of scoliosis did not differ between blepharospasm patients and controls. This finding supports the hypothesis that environmental risk factors may be specific for a single form of adult-onset dystonia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	576-578
Number of pages	3
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	22
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.21322
Publication status	Published - Mar 15 2007

Keywords

Blepharospasm
Dystonia
Risk factors
Scoliosis

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Clinical Neurology
Neuroscience(all)

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Are nongenetic triggers for dystonia type-specific? A study exploring scoliosis in blepharospasm. / Martino, Davide; Defazio, Giovanni; Abbruzzese, Giovanni; Marchese, Roberta; Fabbrini, Giovanni; Decembrino, Venturino; Berardelli, Alfredo.

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