Delayed-onset dystonia in patients with "static" encephalopathy.

Delayed-onset dystonia in patients with "static" encephalopathy.

Eight cases of persistent dystonia appearing one to 14 years after non-progressive cerebral insults are described. Five were due to perinatal anoxia, one to trauma, and two to cerebral infarction. This phenomemon of delayed-onset dystonia has not been described previously, although review of earlier literature reveals several probable examples. Delayed-onset dystonia due to perinatal anoxia is ...

Delayed onset dystonia.

Delayed onset dystonia secondary to neonatal anoxia.

D is a movement disorder, which is defined as an “involuntary” sustained muscle contraction affecting one or more sites of the human body. Frequently it originates twisting and respective movements or abnormal postures.1 The dystonic phenomenon occurs during the wake state and increases with fatigue and stress, while it improves with relaxation, hypnosis, and sleep. Childhood dystonia is charac...

Correction to: Effective Factors on Delayed Onset of Treatment in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Correction to: Effective Factors on Delayed Onset of Treatment in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction     Ensiyeh Rezaee1, Nasrin Hanifi2, Mahin Rohani3, Soghrat Faghih Zadeh4   1 MSc Student in Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Department of  Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursin...

Delayed-Onset Hepatic Encephalopathy Induced by Zolpidem: A Case Report

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder associated with either hepatocellular insufficiency and/or the presence of porto-systemic shunts. It is thought to be induced by altered neurotransmission mediated by enhanced gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-induced inhibitory tone. The use of benzodiazepines are generally avoided in patients with advanced chronic liver disease (...