Exploring Deutetrabenazine for Non-Dopa-Responsive Dystonia
🔵Objective: Assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of deutetrabenazine in adults with isolated dystonia.
🔵Key Results:
-40% of participants reached 48mg/day dose
-Common side effects: fatigue & diarrhea
-No significant changes in secondary safety measures
-MDS-UPDRS III scores worsened by ≥3 points in 46.7% of participants
-Improvements in symptoms for women with blepharospasm
🔵Conclusion: Deutetrabenazine shows promise for managing dystonia, particularly in blepharospasm cases.
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