Oromandibular dystonia: from onset to spread a multicenter italian study.
Assunta TrinchilloMarcello EspositoCarmen TerranovaVincenzo RizzoGiovanni FabbriniGina FerrazzanoDaniele BelvisiRoberto ErroPaolo BaroneFrancesco BonoFrancesca Di BiasioAnna Rita BentivoglioChristian LettieriMaria Concetta AltavistaCesa Lorella Maria ScaglioneAlberto AlbaneseMarcello Mario MasciaAntonella MuroniAntonio PisaniAlfredo BerardelliGiovanni DefazioPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)
This large study provides novel information about the clinical phenomenology of idiopathic and acquired OMD. We pointed out a possible role of oestrogens in favouring dystonia development. Moreover, we described for the first time the association between ST and dystonia spread, revealing possible common pathophysiological mechanisms. Our findings may be suggested as a referral point for future pathophysiological and therapeutic studies on OMD.