[Non-motor conditions in patients with cervical dystonia]

To study non-motor conditions in people with diabetes in comparison with patients with cervicalgia.

The study included 170 people. The main group consisted of 120 respondents with cervical dystonia (CD) aged 27 to 82 years. The diagnosis of CD was based on the Clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of dystonia adopted by the European Federation of Neurological Societies, the Society for Movement Disorders and the All-Russian Society of Neurologists. The control group included 50 patients, aged 25 to 82 years, with pain in the cervical spine due to muscle-tonic and myofascial syndromes. A Visual Analogue scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered to study the asthenic syndrome in all patients.

Pain, anxiety, depression, asthenic syndrome, insomnia are statistically significant non-motor conditions in patients with CD compared with patients with cervicalgia. CD significantly affects the physical and psychological aspects, worsening the quality of life of these patients. The following gender differences are identified: in women with CD, non-motor disorders (anxiety, depression, general and physical asthenia, insomnia) are significantly more pronounced and the quality of life is significantly reduced compared to men with CD. For the successful treatment of CD, a multimodal approach is needed that provides the treatment of not only motor, but also non-motor disorders. Early detection and treatment of comorbid conditions is an important step in the treatment of CD.