Impact of cervical dystonia on quality of life.
We studied the effect of cervical dystonia on quality of life in a cohort of 289 patients by using a generic health status measurement scale (SF36). Cervical dystonia had a significant negative impact on quality of life compared with age-matched general population data. This negative impact was comparable to that seen in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and stroke.
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Laura
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University Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
Ben-Shlomo
Yoav
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Warner
Thomas T
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014103:Torticollis / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom