title: Generalized and focal dystonic syndromes: possible therapy with salmon calcitonin.
abstract: We report that repeated administration of salmon calcitonin (20-40 micrograms daily for 30 days) improves dystonic symptoms in patients affected by idiopathic torsion dystonia, blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome or writer's cramp syndrome. These results support the suggestion that calcitonin may act at central level influencing the extrapyramidal motor system.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000188:drug therapy; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004422:Dystonia Musculorum Deformans / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000188:drug therapy; D012474:Salmon; D013997:Time Factors; D014956:Writing
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin