Table 1.
Clinical details before (T0) and after the first treatment (T1)
| Patient | Age | Disease duration (months) at T0 | Type of dystonia | Injected muscles | BoTNA total dose (UI) | VAS score T0 | VAS score T1 | Ashworth Score T0 | Ashworth score T1 | Functional effect | Caregiver impression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 | 72 | Left arm | Left biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, flexor digitorum profundus | 500 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | No | 2 |
| 2 | 76 | 36 | Neck | Trapezium, splenium capitis, sternocleidomastoid | 320 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | No | 2 |
| 3 | 79 | 14 | Left arm | Left biceps, brachioradialis | 300 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | No | 2 |
| 4 | 82 | 36 | Right arm | Right biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, flexor digitorum profundus | 500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | No | 0 |
| 5 | 69 | 96 | Right arm | Right biceps, triceps, brachioradialis | 350 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | No | 0 |
| 6 | 69 | 48 | Left arm | Left Biceps, brachioradialis, flexor digitorum profundus | 380 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | No | 1 |
| 7 | 68 | 36 | Left arm | Left flexor digitorum superficialis, lumbricalis | 80 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 3 |
| 8 | 80 | 24 | Left arm | Left biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, flexor digitorum profundus | 240 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | No | 2 |
| 9 | 76 | 24 | Right arm | Right biceps, brachioradialis | 100 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | No | 1 |
| 10 | 76 | 20 | Right arm | Right biceps, brachioradialis | 200 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | No | 1 |
BoTNA: botulinum toxin A; VAS: visual analog scale.