Demographic and clinical determinants of neck pain in idiopathic cervical dystonia

• DOI: 10.1007/s00702-020-02245-4
• Publication Date: 2020-08-26T20:02:46Z
• Authors: Michele Tinazzi; Roberto Erro; Marcello Mario Ma...; Marcello Esposito; Tommaso Ercoli; Gina Ferrazzano; Francesca Di Biasio; Roberta Pellicciari; Roberto Eleopra; Francesco Bono; Laura Bertolasi; Paolo Barone; Cesa Lorella Mari...; Antonio Pisani; Maria Concetta Al...; Maria Sofia Cotelli; Roberto Ceravolo; Giovanni Cossu; Maurizio Zibetti; Mario Coletti Moja; Paolo Girlanda; Luca Maderna; Alberto Albanese; Martina Petracca; Luca Magistrelli; Salvatore Misceo; Brigida Minafra; Marcello Romano; Giovanna Maddalen...; Nicola Modugno; Marco Aguggia; Daniela Cassano; Anna Castagna; Francesca Morgante; Alfredo Berardelli; Giovanni Defazio
• Keywords: Nociception; Sensory trick; Neck Pain; cervical dystonia; sensory trick; Cervical dystonia; 610; Pain; Basal ganglia; Cervical dystonia; Nociception; Pain; Sensory trick; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Dystonic Disorders; 616; basal ganglia; Basal ganglia; Humans; pain; nociception; Basal ganglia; Cervical dystonia; Nociception; Pain; Sensory trick; Demography; Humans; Neck Pain; Dystonic Disorders; Torticollis; Torticollis; Demography

Cervical dystonia is associated with neck pain in a significant proportion of cases, but the mechanisms underlying pain are largely unknown. In this exploratory study, we compared demographic and clinical variables in cervical dystonia patients with and without neck pain from the Italian Dystonia Registry. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated a higher frequency of sensory trick and a lower educational level among patients with pain.