26.11.2021 | Letter to the Editor
Severe jaw-opening off-dystonia in Parkinson’s disease masked by effective deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus
verfasst von:
Francesco Bove, Carla Piano, Alfonso Fasano, Luigi Michele Romito, Maria Fiorella Contarino
Erschienen in:
Neurological Sciences
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Ausgabe 2/2022
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Excerpt
Jaw-opening dystonia (JOD) is an unusual off manifestation of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Recently, two cases of severe JOD responding to botulinum toxin were reported [
1]. Another case of orofacial and neck dystonia, resulting in life-threatening laryngeal spasm and respiratory failure during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery off medication, has been reported previously [
2]. …