title: [Clinical and CT aspects of muscular dystonias].
abstract: Clinical, EMG, genetic and CT investigations were performed on 16 subjects suffering from Torsion Dystonia. We obtained the following results: i) genetically most cases were sporadic, only two could be considered autosomic dominant; ii) one of the pedigrees, with many patients, confirmed that spasmodic torticollis is not a distinct form from that of Dystonia Muscolorum Deformans; the two forms must be included in one disease called "Torsion Dystonia", as maintained by some Authors; iii) we found that the various drugs employed, rarely produced improvement, although benzodiaze4pines have given some benefit; iv) CT findings were not specific, though useful for differential diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004422:Dystonia Musculorum Deformans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010375:Pedigree; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D007980:Levodopa; D002998:Clonazepam; D003975:Diazepam
vernacular_title: Aspetti clinici e TC nelle distonie muscolari. Clinical and CT aspects of torsion dystonias.