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The Impact of Non-Motor Symptoms on Quality of Life in Cervical Dystonia

Year: 2023

Type: review

Abstract: Cervical dystonia (CD) is characterized by cranial muscle overactivity leading to abnormal intermittent or continuous posturing of the head. Nowadays, the treatment of patients suffering from this condition focuses principally on the motor component of the disorder, certainly the invaliding part; however, it leaves out the non-motor one that has a similarly invalidated effect on the quality of the subject's life. This review was conducted on studies investigating the impact of non-motor symptoms on levels of quality of life. We searched on the PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science databases and screening references of included studies and review articles for additional citations. From an initial 150 publications, we included only five studies that met the search criteria. The results showed that anxiety, depression, pain and sleep quality have a great influence on patients' health and on the outcome of the disease. Future studies should focus more on investigating the non-motor components of CD as an integral part of the clinical management of dystonic patients in order to improve their well-being.

Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine

DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144663

Authors: Raffaela Maione, Caterina Formica, Angelo Quartarone, Viviana Lo Buono

Institution: Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo

Language: English

Topic: Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,892