Demographic characteristic | Total, n=404 |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 142 (35.1) |
Female | 262 (64.9) |
Age (years), n (%) | |
18–30 | 18 (4.5) |
31–40 | 52 (12.9) |
41–50 | 105 (26.0) |
51–60 | 107 (26.5) |
61–70 | 81 (20.0) |
>70 | 41 (10.1) |
Body weight (kg), mean (SD) | 72.8 (14.9) |
Duration of cervical dystonia, n (%) | |
<6 months | 10 (2.5) |
6 months to <1 year | 27 (6.7) |
1–5 years | 140 (34.7) |
6–10 years | 89 (22.0) |
11–20 years | 84 (20.8) |
>20 years | 54 (13.4) |
Type of cervical dystonia, n (%) | |
Sporadic | 383 (94.8) |
Familial | 21 (5.2) |
Location type, n (%) | |
Focal | 370 (91.6) |
Segmental | 20 (5.0) |
Multifocal | 9 (2.2) |
Generalised | 5 (1.2) |
Localisation, n (%) | |
Head/neck | 404 (100.0) |
Trunk | 13 (3.2) |
Upper limb | 29 (7.2) |
Lower limb | 6 (1.5) |
Predominant component, n (%) | |
Rotation | 294 (72.8) |
Laterocollis | 57 (14.1) |
Tremor | 20 (5.0) |
Retrocollis | 12 (3.0) |
Shoulder elevation | 8 (2.0) |
Anterocollis | 4 (1.0) |
Jerk | 4 (1.0) |
Lateral shift of column | 3 (0.7) |
Sagittal shift of column | 2 (0.5) |
Secondary components present, n (%) | |
Yes | 339 (83.9) |
Most frequent combinations of predominant and secondary components, n (%) | |
Rotation and laterocollis | 161 (39.9) |
Rotation and shoulder elevation | 143 (35.4) |
Rotation and tremor | 73 (18.1) |
TWSTRS score at baseline, mean ± SD | |
Severity subscale | 19.5±3.8 |
Disability subscale | 10.6±5.9 |
Pain subscale | 6.6±4.9 |
Total score | 36.8±10.7 |
Baseline tremor present, n (%) | 191 (47.3) |
CDIP-58 subscales scores*, mean ± SD | |
Head and neck symptoms | 50.6±25.2 |
Pain and discomfort | 31.8±27.8 |
Upper limb activities | 26.1±24.6 |
Walking | 22.4±26.7 |
Sleep | 23.0±31.0 |
Annoyance | 26.4±27.7 |
Mood | 21.6±25.9 |
Psychosocial | 30.7±28.2 |
↵* CDIP-58, n=99 (questionnaire in English, thus completed by English-speaking patients only).
CD, cervical dystonia.