Does the Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination Threshold Change over Time in Focal Dystonia?
Table 1
Pts
Gender
Age at the enrolment (years)
Duration at the enrolment (years)
Type of dystonia
Disease severityā at baseline
Disease severity 8-year FU
1
F
73
7
BPS
3
3
2
F
58
8
BPS
2
3
3
F
74
17
BPS
3
3
4
M
64
2
BPS
3
3
5
F
76
30
BPS
1
2
6
F
66
10
BPS
3
3
7
F
73
20
BPS
1
3
8
M
73
11
BPS
2
3
9
M
58
6
BPS
3
3
10
M
72
9
BPS
3
3
11
M
73
22
BPS
2
2
12
M
50
3
BPS
2
3
13
F
73
12
BPS
2
2
14
F
82
25
BPS
1
3
15
F
51
23
BPS
2
3
16
F
51
2
CD
11
23
17
F
49
12
CD
18
16
18
F
66
12
CD
8
17
19
F
73
2
CD
12
15
20
F
44
21
CD
16
20
21
F
51
2
CD
10
29
22
F
53
7
CD
9
19
23
M
35
12
CD
12
16
24
M
42
12
CD
15
17
25
F
50
15
CD
12
16
BSP: blepharospasm; CD: cervical dystonia; disease severity in BSP patients represents scores on a three-point scale whereas in patients with CD it represents scores at the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS); FU: follow-up.
