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Dystonic Storm

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Patient 1: A 16-year-old non-Jewish boy had an 8-year history of idiopathic torsion dystonia resulting from the DYT1 mutation. At baseline, he was able to sit upright in a chair, but required help with activities of daily living, including feeding, dressing, and bathing. Treatment with a combination of baclofen, trihexyphenidyl, and clonazepam alleviated some of his symptoms. Trials of levodopa, diazepam, carbamazepine, and phenytoin provided no additional benefit.

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Nirenberg, M.J., Ford, B. (2005). Dystonic Storm. In: Movement Disorder Emergencies. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-902-8:101

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