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LIMB DYSTONIA HISTORY,
PHENOMENOLOGY,
EVALUATION, TREATMENT
Mark F. Lew, MDProfessor of Neurology Vice-chair Department of Neurology
Vandermeulen Chair in PD Research
Director Division of Movement Disorders
KECK/USC School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
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Disclosures
Advisor/Consultant: AbbVie Inc., Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Cynapsus Therapeutics, Inc., Impax Laboratories, Inc., Lundbeck, TevaPharmaceuticals, UCB, and US WorldMeds LLC.
Speaker’s Bureau participant: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Impax Laboratories, Inc., Lundbeck, TevaPharmaceuticals, UCB, and US WorldMeds LLC.
Research funding; the Parkinson’s Study Group, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Civitas Therapeutics, Inc., BiotieTherapies, Cynapsus Therapeutics, Inc., IntecPharma, Neuroderm, and the National Institutes of Health.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
GENERAL DEFINITION
DYSTONIA IS CHARACTERIZED BY SUSTAINED MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS FREQUENTLY CAUSING REPETITIVE TWISTING MOVEMENTS OR ABNORMAL POSTURES
PREVALENCE ESTIMATES OF DYSTONIA VARY: 2.7/1,000,000 ROCHESTER MINNESOTA
11.1/100,000 ASHKENAZI JEWISH NYC
60/100,000 LATE ONSET NEW ENGLAND
300/100,000 LATE ONSET ITALY >50yo
Defazio G, et al. The Lancet Neurology. 2004; 3(11): 673-678.
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DYSTONIA BY TOPOGRAPHY
Tarsy D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006; 355:818-829.
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FOCAL DYSTONIA: AGE OF ONSET
DYT-111.3 yrs
WC38.4
CD40.8
SD43.0
Bleph-oromand55.7
O’Riordan S, et al. Neurology 2004;63:1423-1426.
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FOCAL DYSTONIAS
Tarsy D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006; 355:818-829.
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Tarsy D, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;
355:818-829.
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LIMB DYSTONIA:PHENOMENOLOGY
MOST COMMON FORM IS WRITER’S CRAMP
INVOLUNTARY HAND POSTURES IMPAIR WRITING
UNDERESTIMATED AS PATIENTS DON’T SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE
MALE PREDOMINANCE
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CASE PRESENTATION
53 Y/O RH FEMALE WITH 3 YRS OF PROG
DIFF WRITING
NO DIFFICULTY USING HER HANDS FOR
OTHER TASKS
NO CRAMPING, SPASM, OR INVOLUNTARY
MVMT ELSEWHERE
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WRITERS CRAMP VIDEO
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TREATMENT
ONABOTULINUM TOXIN INJECTED AS
FOLLOWS WITH EMG GUIDANCE:
– 5 U R EXT INDICES PROPRIUS
– 5 U R EXT DIGITORUM COMMUNIS (FASCICLE
FOR MIDDLE FINGER)
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EXTENSOR INDICES PROPRIUS (9)
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS (7)
Perotto A. Anatomical Guide For The Electromyographer. 1994: p42-45.
Mcminn RMH, et al. Color atlas of human anatomy. 1977: p127.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
HISTORY
DESCRIPTIONS BACK TO 18TH CENTURY
WITH SCRIBES REPORTING CRAMPING OF
HANDS ONLY WHEN PERFORMING THEIR
JOBS
ABLE TO PERFORM VIRTUALLY ALL OTHER
TASKS NORMALLY
“OCCUPATIONAL PALSY”
Albanese A. et al. Mov Disord. 2013 Jun 15; 28(7): 863-873.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
WHAT IS IT???
REPRESENTS A FOCAL/TASK SPECIFIC DYSTONIA
UNCLEAR RELATIONSHIP TO PERIPHERAL/CENTRAL TRAUMA
ABERRANT PLASTICITY FROM EXCESSIVE, REPETITIVE USE
LIKELY THAT DISORDER IS A CONSEQUENCE OF REPETITIVE ACTIVITY ON BACKGROUND OF A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
Furuya S, et al. Neurosci Res. 2016;104:112-119.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
TASK SPECIFIC DYSTONIA
MAY OCCUR DURING SKILLED MANUAL
ACTIVITIES “OCCUPATIONAL CRAMPS”
OTHER DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE STRING
MUSICIANS, PIANISTS,TYPISTS, TYPESETTERS,
SURGEONS
DIS-SIMILAR FROM ORTHOPEDIC OVER-USE
SYNDROMES AS DOES NOT IMPROVE WITH
REST
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LIMB DYSTONIA
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IMPAIRED INHIBITION AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE
CNS
HALLETT ET AL DISTURBED SURROUND INHIBITION
WITH FAILURE TO SURPRESS NEURONAL
EXCITABILITY IN REGIONS SURROUNDING
ACTIVATED NEURAL CIRCUITS MAY CAUSE
OVERFLOW MOVEMENTS IN ADJACENT MUSCLES
SENSORIMOTOR REPRESENTATION OF AFFECTED
BODY PARTS IS ENLARGED IN THE CEREBRAL
CORTEX OF PATIENTS WITH FOCAL DYSTONIA
UNCLEAR IF SENSORI-MOTOR ABNORMALITIES
ARE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY???
Sohn YH, Hallett M. ANN NEUROL. 2004:OCT;56(4):595-599.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (TMS)
“IN CONCLUSION THESE FINDINGS FROM REACTION TIME TASKS IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY DYSTONIA PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ABNORMAL PRE-MOVEMENT MOTOR CORTEX EXCITABILITY. THE ABNORMALITY IS DUE TO AN ALTERED RELEASE OR RUNNING OF MOTOR PROGRAMS.”
Gilio F, et al. Brain. 2003 Aug;126(Pt 8):1745-1754.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
“ In writers camp we found that HFO patterns are strongly decreased in power and disorganized in time This supports the assumption that abnormal HFOs reflect pathophysiological mechanisms occurring in focal dystonia, possibly resulting from a dysfunction of somatosensory processing”
Cimatti Z, et al. Brain. 2007 Jan;130(Pt 1):198-205.
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DISRUPTED SOMATOTOPY OF THE FINGERS IN
THE SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX IN
FOCAL HAND DYSTONIA
Meunier S, et al. Ann Neurol. 2001;50:521-527.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS EPISODIC
– TETANY, OTHER METABOLIC CHANGES
• LOW CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, GLUCOSE, HYPERVENTILATION
– MYOTONIA
– FOCAL EPILEPSY, INCLUDING FRONTAL LOBE SEIZURES
– TONIC SPASMS
PERSISTENT
– GROWTH DEFORMITY, DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
– ARTHRITIS, REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY, CRPS
– UMN OR LMN LESION
• CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
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LIMB DYSTONIA
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE,
ATYPICAL PARKINSONIAN SYNDROMES/MULTIPLE
SYSTEM ATROPHY MUST BE CONSIDERED IN
PATIENTS OF APPROPRIATE AGE WITH FOOT/LEG
DYSTONIA
YOUNGER PATIENTS DYT1/PTD
NEED TO CONSIDER PERIPHERAL NERVE
INJURY/ENTRAPMENT BASED ON EXAM
OVERUSE SYNDROMES, TASK SPECIFIC TREMORS
MUST R/O STRUCTURAL LESION
THALAMUS/PUTAMEN WITH NEUROIMAGING/CAREFUL
NEUROLOGIC EXAM
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Bhatia KP, Marsden CD. Brain. 1994 Aug;117 ( Pt 4):859-876.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
STRUCTURAL LESION
Münchau A, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2000 Oct;69(4):494-498.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
STRUCTURAL LESION
10/16 CASES WITH HEMI- DYSTONIA
Lee MS, Marsden CD. Mov Disord. 1994 Sep;9(5):493-507.
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THALAMIC
INFARCT
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LIMB DYSTONIA
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
LIMB DYSTONIA AS AN EARLY SIGN IN PSP 8/30 CASES
Rafal RD, Friedman JH. Neurology. 1987 Sep;37(9):1546-1549.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
5/24 MSA PTS PRESENTED WITH LIMB DYSTONIA
Boesch SM, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2002 Mar;72(3):300-303.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
GENETICS
THREE PTS WITH MUSICIAN’S DYSTONIA 7 RELATIVES WITH WRITER’S CRAMP
Schmidt A, et al. Neurology. 2006 Aug 22;67(4):691-693.
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CASE PRESENTATION
49 Y/O VIOLONIST WITH 2 YEARS OF INVOL
FLEXION OF LEFT 4TH AND 5TH FINGER
WHILE PLAYING VIOLIN
NO MVMT ELESEWHERE
ONLY OCCURS WHILE PLAYING VIOLIN
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MUSICIANS DYSTONIA
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KEYBOARD DYSTONIA
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TREATMENT
ONABOTULINUM TOXIN INJECTED AS
FOLLOWS WITH EMG GUIDANCE:
– 5 U FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS
– 5 U FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS
INTO APPROPRIATE FINGER FASCICLES
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FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALISPIP FLEXION
FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUSDIP FLEXION
Perotto A. Anatomical Guide For The Electromyographer.
1994: p56-59.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
NEUROLOGIC EVALUATION 1
IDENTIFY AND CAREFULLY DESCRIBE THE DYSTONIA:
– BODY REGION(S) INVOLVED, SEVERITY, SPREAD AT REST,
DURING TASKS THAT ELICIT DYSTONIA AND ANY
MODULATING FACTORS
– SORT OUT COMPENSATORY MOVEMENTS AND SENSORY
TRICKS FROM PRIMARY PATTERN OF DYSTONIA
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT:
– DETAILED SUBJECTIVE HISTORY OF COMPLAINT
– PALPATE LIMB DURING ABNORMAL MOVEMENT
– EMG ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING AREAS OF EXCESSIVE
MUSCLE ACTIVITY
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LIMB DYSTONIANEUROLOGIC EVALUATION 2
THOROUGH NEUROLOGIC EVALUATION/EXAM
– PARTICULARLY PARKINSONIAN FEATURES, SPASTICITY, LOCALIZING PERIPHERAL NERVE OR ROOT ABNORMALITIES
– EMG/NCS FREQUENTLY ORDERED
– CNS NEUROIMAGING ( BASAL GANGLIA/THALAMUS)
– FURTHER STUDIES AS CLINICALLY WARRANTED
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CASE PRESENTATION
68 Y/O CF W/ 8 YR HX OF FOOT CRAMPING
AND INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS OF HER
TOES ON WALKING
EVAL BY PODIATRY- MANY SURGERIES
W/OUT IMPROVEMENT
INTERFERED WITH WALKING BUT O/W
QUIESCENT
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FOOT DYSTONIA
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TREATMENT
TRIALS OF ONABOTULINUM TOXIN VIA EMG GUIDANCE OFFERED NO BENEFIT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS
FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS, LONGUS-10U INTO DIGIT 3+4, FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS 10U, FLEXOR HALLUCIS BREVIS 5U
TREATED WITH PT, FOOT ORTHOTIC AND ORAL MEDICATIONS
LORAZEPAM .5MG TID, LIORESAL 5 MG TID, TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 2 MG BID
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FLEX DIG BREVIS
FLEX HAL BREVIS
FLEX HAL LONGUS FLEX DIG LONGUS
Perotto A. Anatomical guide for the electromyographer. 1994:
p130-149.
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46YO WITH R FOOT DYSTONIA AND RUE
COGWHEEL RIGIDITY
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LIMB DYSTONIA
TREATMENT
ROUTINE THERAPIES INCLUDE A
MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION WITH
OCCUPATIONAL HAND THERAPIST FOR
POTENTIAL RETRAINING AND USE OF
WRITING DEVICES
UNFORTUNATELY ABOUT 50% WHO
SWITCH TO USING THE UNAFFECTED/NON-
DOMINANT SIDE DEVELOP SIMILAR
DYSTONIA/WC
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LIMB DYSTONIA
TREATMENT
MEDICATIONS INCLUDING ANTICHOLINERGICS, BENZODIAZEPINES, ETC.
EMG GUIDED BOTULINUM TOXIN INJECTIONS. LITERATURE PREDICTS FLEXION AND PRONATION RESPOND BEST, TREMOR POOR RESPONSE
SENSORIMOTOR RE-TRAINING
LITERATURE SUGGESTS LIMB IMMOBILIZATION FOR 5 WEEKS,SENSORY TRAINING (LEARNING BRAILLE),LOW FREQUENCY, REPETITIVE TMS
Zeuner KE, Molloy FM. NeuroRehabilitation. 2008;23(1):43-53.
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PENAGAIN
WRITER’S CRAMP
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LIMB DYSTONIA
TREATMENT
Baur B, et al. Hum Mov Sci. 2006 Oct;25(4-5):464-473.
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LIMB DYSTONIA
TREATMENT
Zeuner KE, et al. Mov Disord. 2005 Mar;20(3):335-341.