Why the study?
Does high dosage anticholinergic therapy provide significant benefit in children and adults with torsion dystonia?
Population
75 patients with torsion dystonia of various etiologies and distribution patterns of involuntary movements.
Design
Cohort, open-label
Authors
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May support pediatric use in torsion dystonia; leaves open randomized confirmation and adult applicability.
Does high dosage anticholinergic therapy provide significant benefit in children and adults with torsion dystonia?
High-dose anticholinergic therapy provides significant benefit in a majority of children with torsion dystonia, whereas adults are more limited by adverse effects.
Stanley Fahn (1983) studied this question.
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