Abstract
Objectives: To describe the clinical profile of dystonic syndromes seen in the Sultanate of Oman. Design: A retrospective hospital study of patients with dystonic syndromes seen in the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital during the period from 1990-1994. Results: We encountered 30 patients with dystonia; generalized in 13 (43%), focal in 10 (33%) and hemidystonia in 7 (24%). The predominant CT scan brain abnormalities were diffuse cerebral cortical atrophy in generalized dystonias and contralateral cerebral cortical atrophy in hemidystonias. Heredodegenerative diseases were the commonest cause in this series.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 461-465 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Saudi Medical Journal |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- Clinical features
- Dystonia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)