A randomized study of botulinum toxin versus botulinum toxin plus physical therapy for treatment of cervical dystonia.

Background: Physical therapy (PT) for cervical dystonia is not well studied, and the underlying physiological effects are not known.

Methods: We enrolled 26 subjects comprising of 16 cervical dystonia and 10 healthy controls for normative physiological data. We randomized cervical dystonia patients who reported suboptimal benefits on botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections to BoNT alone (BoNT arm) or BoNT plus PT (PT-BoNT arm).

Impact of an Interdisciplinary Deep Brain Stimulation Screening Model on Post-Surgical Complications in Essential Tremor Patients.

Objective: To investigate the relationship of our interdisciplinary screening process on post-operative unintended hospitalizations and quality of life.

Background: There are currently no standardized criteria for selection of appropriate Deep Brain Stimulation candidates and little hard data exists to support the use of any singular method.

Methods: An Essential Tremor cohort was selected from our institutional Deep Brain Stimulation database.