Diego de-la-Hoz-López, María L Cuadrado, Eva López-Valdés, Rocío García-Ramos, Fernando Alonso-Frech, Ana Fernández-Revuelta, César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, Víctor Gómez-Mayordomo
Background: This exploratory study evaluated the presence of sensitization-associated and neuropathic-like symptoms and identified their association with pressure sensitivity, pain, and disability in patients with cervical dystonia (CD). Methods: Thirty-one patients with CD (74.2% women, age: 61.2 years, SD 10.1) participated. Data collected included clinical variables, the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS), the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI), the Self-administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-LANSS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), as well as widespread pressure pain thresholds (PPTs)...
April 7, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine