Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of cervical dystonia patients
From: Evaluation of outcome of different neurosurgical modalities in management of cervical dystonia
n of patients | 19 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 10 (19) |
 Female | 9 (19) |
Follow-up period, months | 6 |
Mean age at onset ± SD, years | 14.1 ± 14.2 |
Mean disease duration ± SD, years | 6.6 ± 5.6 |
Mean age at surgery ± SD, years | 21.2 ± 11.6 |
Diagnosis | |
 1ry dystonia | 4 (19) |
 2ry dystonia | 15 (19) |
Etiology of 2ry dystonia | |
 Perinatal insult | 12 (19) |
 Trauma | 2 (19) |
 Antidepressant drug intake | 1 (19) |
Concomitant symptoms | |
 Geste antagoniste | 9 (19) |
 Tremors | 7 (19) |
 Swallowing difficulty | 3 (19) |
Trial of medical treatment | |
 Yes | 19 |
 No | 0 |
Trial of botulinum neurotoxin injection | |
 Yes | 8 |
 No | 11 |