Dystonia: other treatments

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Dystonia: other treatments. Sensory tricks, Botulinum toxin, Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Non-surgical interventional treatments

  • Sensory tricks
  • Botulinum toxin
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
  • Transcranial direct current stimulation
  • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS): for writer's cramp

Miscellaneous non-drug interventions

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS)

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Selective peripheral nerve denervation procedures for cervical dystonia

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Surgical procedures for blepharospasm

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Surgical procedures for spasmodic dysphonia

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Other treatments

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References

  1. Albanese A, Asmus F, Bhatia KP, et al. EFNS guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of primary dystonias. Eur J Neurol 2011; 18:5-18.
  2. Delnooz CCS, van de Warrenburg BP. Current and future medical treatment in primary dystonia. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2012; 5:221-240.
  3. Vidailhet M, Jutras M-F, Grabli D, Roze E. Deep brain stimulation for dystonia. JNNP 2013; 84:1029-1042.
  4. Termsarasab P, Thammongkolchai T, Frucht SJ. Medical treatment of dystonia. J Clin Mov Disord 2016; 3:19.
  5. Mahajan A, Gonzalez DA, Stebbins GT, Comella C. Therapeutic benefit of sensory trick in cervical dystonia. Mov Disord CLin Pract 2023 (Online ahead of print).
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