Demographic and clinical determinants of neck pain in idiopathic cervical dystonia.
Michele TinazziRoberto ErroMarcello Mario MasciaMarcello EspositoTommaso ErcoliGina FerrazzanoFrancesca Di BiasioRoberta PellicciariRoberto EleopraFrancesco BonoLaura BertolasiPaolo BaroneCesa Lorella Maria ScaglioneAntonio PisaniMaria Concetta AltavistaMaria Sofia CotelliRoberto CeravoloGiovanni CossuMaurizio ZibettiMario Coletti MojaPaolo GirlandaLuca MadernaAlberto AlbaneseMartina PetraccaLuca MagistrelliSalvatore MisceoBrigida MinafraMarcello RomanoGiovanna Maddalena SquintaniNicola ModugnoMarco AguggiaDaniela CassanoAnna CastagnaFrancesca MorganteAlfredo BerardelliGiovanni DefazioPublished in: Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) (2020)
Cervical dystonia is associated with neck pain in a significant proportion of cases, but the mechanisms underlying pain are largely unknown. In this exploratory study, we compared demographic and clinical variables in cervical dystonia patients with and without neck pain from the Italian Dystonia Registry. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated a higher frequency of sensory trick and a lower educational level among patients with pain.