PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J A Waterston
AU  - M Swash
AU  - E S Watkins
TI  - Idiopathic dystonia and cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1424
DP  - 1989 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 1424--1426
VI  - 52
IP  - 12
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/52/12/1424.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/52/12/1424.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1989 Dec 01; 52
AB  - Cervical myelopathy developed in two patients with idiopathic torsion dystonia. There were marked spondylotic changes in both patients, probably attributable to the incessant dystonic movements of the neck. Previous cervical spine surgery may have exacerbated the myelopathy in one of the patients. Cervical myelopathy complicating idiopathic dystonia must be distinguished from other causes of neurological deterioration, since it may be improved by appropriate neurosurgical treatment.