Quality of life in patients with cervical dystonia

As cervical dystonia (CD) is a chronic disorder with a mean age at onset of around 40 years, the patients need effective treatment for several decades. Botulinum toxin (BTX) injections provide relief of symptoms and functional improvement for the majority of patients, an effect that seems to be sustained also with long-term treatment. In a cohort of 78 CD patients who had been treated with BTX type A for a median of 5.5 (1.5–10) years, the effect of long-term treatment was assessed retrospectively both by the patients and the treating neurologists. Two thirds of the patients were evaluated to have a good effect…