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NEUROLOGY 2005;64:1946-1948
© 2005 American Academy of Neurology
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TENS for the treatment of writer’s cramp dystonia: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

M. Tinazzi, MD*, S. Farina, MD*, K. Bhatia, MD, A. Fiaschi, MD, G. Moretto, MD, L. Bertolasi, MD, S. Zarattini, MD and N. Smania, MD

From the Unità Operativa di Neurologia (Drs. Tinazzi and Moretto), Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Verona; Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione (Drs. Farina, Fiaschi, Bertolasi, Zarattini, and Smania), SRAU, Università di Verona, Italy; and Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders (Dr. Bhatia), Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London.

Manipulation of afferent inputs may temporarily modulate dystonic spasms. Ten patients with writer’s cramp were enrolled in a double-blind, randomized, crossover study in which the effects of transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) and placebo treatment were compared. Patients were evaluated using four measures of dystonic impairment. The TENS group showed a significant improvement that persisted for 3 weeks in three of the four measures.

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*These authors contributed equally to this work.

Received June 30, 2004. Accepted in final form February 11, 2005.

Address correspondence and reprints to Dr. M. Tinazzi, Unità Operativa di Neurologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Piazzale Stefani 1, 37100 Verona, Italy; e-mail: micheletinazzi{at}libero.it




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