Cervical dystonia

Cervical dystonia increases putamen volume in humans (β = + 37.4 mm3/year).

“CD exhibited volume increases with age (β = + 37.4 mm3/year) while controls showed typical decline (β = -38.2 mm3/year).”

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Preferential age-related striatal volume preservation in cervical dystonia

Journal of neurology·13 Jan 2026