title: Medical treatment of dystonia.
abstract: We review dystonia treatment results since 1981, including our own findings. Anticholinergics are still the most effective drugs, but less than 50% of patients continue with treatment. The authors recommend a combination of an anticholinergic, a benzodiazepine, and another drug (an antidopaminergic, carbamazepine, or fluperlapine) for the treatment of dystonia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pakkenberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004421:Dystonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004422:Dystonia Musculorum Deformans / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008538:Meige Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014103:Torticollis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D001569:Benzodiazepines