AUTHOR=Contarino Maria Fiorella , Smit Marenka , van den Dool Joost , Volkmann Jens , Tijssen Marina A. J. 

TITLE=Unmet Needs in the Management of Cervical Dystonia

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2016

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2016.00165

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2016.00165

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Cervical dystonia is a movement disorder which affects daily living of many patients. In clinical practice several unmet treatment needs remain open. This article focusses on the four main aspects of treatment. We describe existing and emerging treatment approaches for cervical dystonia, including botulinum toxin injections, surgical therapy, management of non-motor symptoms and rehabilitation strategies. The unsolved issues regarding each of these treatments are identified and discussed, and possible future approaches and research lines are proposed.