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amantadine and Torticollis

amantadine has been researched along with Torticollis in 10 studies

amant: an antiviral compound consisting of an adamantane derivative chemically linked to a water-solube polyanioic matrix; structure in first source

Torticollis: A symptom, not a disease, of a twisted neck. In most instances, the head is tipped toward one side and the chin rotated toward the other. The involuntary muscle contractions in the neck region of patients with torticollis can be due to congenital defects, trauma, inflammation, tumors, and neurological or other factors.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Ten patients with spasmodic torticollis participated in a double-blind crossover trial of amantadine hydrochloride for a period of 2 months each."9.04Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with amantadine: a double-blind study. ( West, HH, 1977)
"Seventeen patients with choreiform, athetoid, or ballistic involuntary movements, or with spasmodic torticollis, were treated with tetrabenazine in doses of 25 to 200 mg daily for periods varying from two weeks to more than six months."7.65Treatment of involuntary movement disorders with tetrabenazine. ( Heathfield, KW; Roberts, AH; Swash, M; Zakko, H, 1972)
"Ten patients with spasmodic torticollis participated in a double-blind crossover trial of amantadine hydrochloride for a period of 2 months each."5.04Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with amantadine: a double-blind study. ( West, HH, 1977)
"Seventeen patients with choreiform, athetoid, or ballistic involuntary movements, or with spasmodic torticollis, were treated with tetrabenazine in doses of 25 to 200 mg daily for periods varying from two weeks to more than six months."3.65Treatment of involuntary movement disorders with tetrabenazine. ( Heathfield, KW; Roberts, AH; Swash, M; Zakko, H, 1972)
"The pathophysiologic mechanisms of spasmodic torticollis and other idiopathic torsion dystonias remain unknown."1.27Spasmodic torticollis and other idiopathic torsion dystonias. Medical management. ( Lee, MC, 1984)
"Idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (IST) is discussed from the perspective of definition and description, clinical presentation, and modes of treatment including a new, innovative, surgical approach."1.27Idiopathic spasmodic torticollis. ( Jorgenson, C; Porphyris, H, 1985)

Research

Studies (10)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199010 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Lee, MC1
West, HH1
Mori, K1
Fujita, Y1
Shimabukuro, H1
Ito, M1
Handa, H1
Jorgenson, C1
Porphyris, H1
Gilbert, GJ3
Swash, M1
Roberts, AH1
Zakko, H1
Heathfield, KW1
Anishchenko, GIa1
Gruzman, GB1
Bigwood, GF1

Trials

1 trial available for amantadine and Torticollis

ArticleYear
Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with amantadine: a double-blind study.
    Neurology, 1977, Volume: 27, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amantadine; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Evaluation; Drug Therapy, Combination; Femal

1977

Other Studies

9 other studies available for amantadine and Torticollis

ArticleYear
Spasmodic torticollis and other idiopathic torsion dystonias. Medical management.
    Postgraduate medicine, 1984, May-15, Volume: 75, Issue:7

    Topics: Adrenergic Agents; Amantadine; Antipsychotic Agents; Apomorphine; Benzodiazepines; Carbamazepine; Dy

1984
Some considerations for treatment of spasmodic torticollis. Clinical and experimental studies.
    Confinia neurologica, 1975, Volume: 37, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Amantadine; Animals; Biogenic Amines; Catecholamines; Cats; Caudate Nucleus; Disease Models, Animal;

1975
Idiopathic spasmodic torticollis.
    Journal of neurosurgical nursing, 1985, Volume: 17, Issue:3

    Topics: Amantadine; Biofeedback, Psychology; Follow-Up Studies; Haloperidol; Humans; Methods; Perioperative

1985
Haloperidol in spasmodic torticollis.
    Lancet (London, England), 1972, Jul-29, Volume: 2, Issue:7770

    Topics: Amantadine; Haloperidol; Humans; Torticollis

1972
Treatment of involuntary movement disorders with tetrabenazine.
    Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 1972, Volume: 35, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amantadine; Child; Depression; Dystonia Musculorum Deformans; Evaluation St

1972
[Several features of the course of spastic torticollis].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1974, Volume: 74, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amantadine; Brain Diseases; Brain Stem; Cervical Vertebrae; Chlordiazepoxide; Disabilit

1974
Treatment of spasmodic torticollis.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1972, May-25, Volume: 286, Issue:21

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amantadine; Female; Haloperidol; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Spasm; Torticollis

1972
The medical treatment of spasmodic torticollis.
    Archives of neurology, 1972, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amantadine; Electromyography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Haloperidol; Humans; Hyperthyr

1972
Spasmodic torticollis treated effectively by medical means.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1971, 04-22, Volume: 284, Issue:15

    Topics: Aged; Amantadine; Electromyography; Female; Graves Disease; Haloperidol; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Io

1971