61. BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A This is an all inclusive list. 333.6. IDIOPATHIC torsion dystonia. 333.7.SYMPTOMATIC torsion dystonia. 333.81. BLEPHAROSPASM. 333.82. http://www.ahsmedicare.com/medical_review_appeals/provider/LMRP/active/BOTULINUM

Associated Hospital Service To Active Policies BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A Associated Hospitals of Maine Contractor Information Contractor Name Associated Hospitals of Maine Contractor Number Contractor Type FI LMRP Information LMRP Database ID Number LMRP Version Number LMRP Title BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A Contractor's Policy Number FI-R-1202-21AC CMS National Coverage Policy 1. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A) allows coverage and payment for only those services that are considered to be medically reasonable and necessary. 2. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, section 1862 (a) (7) and 42 Code of Federal Regulations, section 411.15 et.seq. This section excludes routine physical examinations. 3. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, section 1833 (e). This section prohibits Medicare payment for any claim which lacks the necessary documentation to process the claim. Primary Geographic Jurisdiction ME Secondary Geographic Jurisdiction Oversight Region Region I CMS Consortium Northeast Original Policy Effective Date For services performed on or after 08/30/2001 Original Policy Ending Date Revision Effective Date For services performed after 12/20/2002 Revision Ending Date LMRP Description Botulinum toxin Type A is a potent neuromuscular blocking agent that is used to treat various focal muscle spastic disorders and excessive muscle contractions, such as dystonias, spasms and twitches.

62. Gary Heiman, Ph.D., Bibolography D, Burke R, Fahn S, Risch N, Breakefield XO, Kramer P. A study of idiopathictorsion dystonia in a nonJewish family Evidence for genetic heterogeneity. http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/sph/epi/gcd/heiman-refs.html

TRAINING PROGRAM Description People Application Stipend Selected publications for Gary A. Heiman , Ph.D. Knowles JA, Fyer AJ, Vieland VJ, Weissman MM, Hodge SE, Heiman GA, Haghighi F, de Jesus GM, Rassnick H, Preud'homme-Rivelli X, Austin T, Cunjak J, Mick S, Fine LD, Woodley KA, Das K, Maier W, Adams PB, Freimer NB, Klein DF, and Gilliam TC. Results of a genome-wide genetic screen for panic disorder. Am J Med Genet (Neuropsychiat Genet) 81: 139-147, 1998. Saunders-Pullman R, Shriberg J, Heiman GA, Raymond R, Wendt K, Kramer P, Schilling K, Kurlan R, Klein C, Ozelius LJ, Risch NJ, PhD and Bressman SB. The spectrum of myoclonus dystonia: Possible association with OCD and alcohol dependence. Neurology 58: 242-245, 2002. Ahsan H, Hodge SE, Heiman GA, Begg MD and Susser ES. Relative risk for genetic associations: the case-parent triad as a variant of case-cohort design. Int. J. Epidemiol. 31(3): 669-678, 2002.

63. Stanley Fahn, MD This Center was responsible for determining the autosomal dominant inheritance patternof torsion dystonia and for mapping the genes for this disorder, as well http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/neurology/movdis/faculty/stanfahn.htm

Faculty Stanley Fahn, MD Movement Disorders Division Chief and H. Houston Merritt Professor of Neurology Education BS: University of California, Berkeley MD: University of California, San Francisco Neurology Training: Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York Board Certification American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry (Neurology) Tel: 212.305.5277 Stanley Fahn, M.D. is the H. Houston Merritt Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders at Columbia University. He is the Scientific Director of the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Myoclonus Research Foundation, and a former member of the Scientific Advisory Board of American Parkinson's Disease Association. He has served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Dystonia Clinical Medical Research Foundation and is currently a lifetime honorary member of its Board of Directors. This foundation honored him by naming a fellowship in his name. Dr. Fahn had served as the founding director of the Dystonia Clinical Research Center at Columbia University, funded by this foundation.

64. Untitled The disease known as Idiopathic torsion dystonia is a type of generalized dystoniathat ususally starts in childhood in one foot or leg, but later spreads to http://www2.umdnj.edu/forumweb/R2-oct-98.htm

ABNORMAL INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS (DYSKINESIA):Philip B. May, Jr. MD Adults (and children) with developmental-onset chronic brain disorders frequently demonstrate abnormal involuntary movements. "Movement" refers to motion of any body part (e.g. head, arms, legs, hands, feet, tongue, or lips). "Abnormal" means that these movements do not normally occur. "Involuntary" means that the abnormal movements are not under volitional or willful control. Abnormal involuntary movements are also known as "Dyskinesia". There are several different varieties of dyskinesia which have different clinical appearances, underlying etiologies, and treatments. Tremor, Chorea, Dystonia, and Myoclonus are examples of types of dyskinesia which have different mechanisms and modalities of treatment. Strictly speaking Epileptic Seizures represent the "ultimate" abnormal involuntary movement. Tics and Stereotypies may also be considered to be related, but some experts call these "unvoluntary" because there is an element of voluntary control. People with severe brain dysfunction may experience several co-exisiting types of dyskinesia which makes evaluation and management more difficult. Staff who care for people with developmental disabilities are rarely trained to correctly identify and diagnose the various abnormal involuntary movements which they may observe. Professionals who are called upon to treat may be given inaccurate information. For example stereotypies may be confused with seizures or myoclonus, which leads to ineffective or even harmful interventions.

65. Volume 97 January - December 1974 Idiopathic torsion dystonia (dystonia musculorum deformans) a review offorty-two patients. CD . Marsden and MJG . Harrison. Pages 793 - 811. http://www3.oup.co.uk/jnls/supplements/braini/hdb/Volume_97/Issue_04/970793.sgm.

Volume 97: January - December 1974 Issue 4: December 1974 Abstract Idiopathic torsion dystonia (dystonia musculorum deformans) - a review of forty-two patients CD Marsden and MJG Harrison Pages: Part of the OUP Brain WWW service General Information Click here to register with OUP. This page is maintained by OUP admin Last updated 14 May 97 Part of the OUP Journals World Wide Web service Oxford University Press, 1997

66. Gusella_research and isolated genes for Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, hyperkalemic periodicparalysis, neurofibromatosis 1 and 2, and iopathic torsion dystonia. http://neuro-oas.mgh.harvard.edu/alzheimers/faculty_and_staff/Researchers/gusell

James F. Gusella, Ph.D. Research Description Massachusetts General Hospital Molecular Neurogenetics Unit Department of Neurology Building 149, Room 6214, 13th Street Charlestown, MA 02129-2060 MOLECULAR GENETICS UNIT Keywords: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DNA MARKERS HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE HYPERKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS IDIOPATHIC TORSION DYSTONIA MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MOLECULAR GENETICS NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1 AND 2 NEUROGENETIC DISORDERS The Molecular Neurogenetics Unit consists of a group of laboratories dedicated to the exploration of inherited disorders, mainly of the nervous and neuromuscular systems, using a molecular biological approach. We pioneered the strategy of using DNA markers to investigate neurogenetic disorders, having mapped and isolated genes for Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, neurofibromatosis 1 and 2, and iopathic torsion dystonia. In any given disorder, the research can usually be divided into four sequential stages: Determination of the chromosomal location of the gene defect, usually based on family studies with polymorphic genetic markers. Isolation of the disease gene based on its chromosomal location using a variety of genome analysis strategies.

67. Medicare Part A Draft Policy: A2003.03 Botulinum Toxin Types A And B For Botulinum Toxin Type A 333.6 Idiopathic torsion dystonia 333.7 Symptomatictorsion dystonia 333.81 Blepharospasm 333.82 Orofacial dyskinesia 333.83 http://www.noridianmedicare.com/provider/cmd/drafta/a2003.03BotulinumToxinTypesA

Noridian Mutual Insurance Company Government Services Medicare Part A Botulinum Toxin Types A and B This policy applies to the following states: Minnesota and North Dakota This draft medical policy consolidates and replaces all previous policies and publications on this subject by Noridian and previous contractors for Medicare B. Contractor’s Policy Number Contractor Name Noridian Administrative Services, LLC Medicare Part A Contractor Number 00320 Minnesota and North Dakota Contractor Type Fiscal Intermediary LMRP Title Botulinum Toxin Types A and B CMS National Coverage Policy Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 1862(a)(7). This section excludes routine physical examinations. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A) section allows coverage and payment for only those services that are considered to be reasonable and necessary. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Section 1833(e). This section prohibits Medicare payment for any claim, which lacks the necessary information to process the claim. Primary Geographic Jurisdiction Minnesota and North Dakota Secondary Geographic Jurisdiction Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin

68. Virtual Children's Hospital: Functional Anatomy Of Basal Ganglia: Clinical Corre segmental, involving two or more adjacent parts such as the neck (torticollis) andface (facial dystonia); or generalized as in idiopathic torsion dystonia. http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/anatomy/BasalGanglia/08ClinicalCorrelates.html

For Providers Functional Anatomy of Basal Ganglia VIII. Clinical Correlates Adel K. Afifi, M.D. Gary Van Hoesen, Ph.D. Antoine Bechara, Ph.D., M.D. Robert Rodnitzky, M.D. Departments of Pediatrics, Neurology, Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed Disorders of the basal ganglia and the extrapyramidal system are manifested by involuntary movements that characteristically disappears in sleep. Two types of movements are associated with basal ganglia: 1) Hyperkinetic, characterized by excessive involuntary movements such as seen in chorea, athetosis, ballism, dystonia, and motor tics. 2) Hypokinetic (bradykinetic), characterized by paucity of movement, or by difficulty in initiation of movement (akinesia) as seen in Parkinson's disease. Chorea This hyperkinetic disorder is characterized by involuntary, sudden, frequent, and purposeless jerks of the extremities, head, and trunk associated with facial grimaces. The term is derived from the Greek word for "dance." The pathology in the brain is diffuse and includes the caudate nucleus ( Figure 9 ). Two clinical varieties of chorea are recognized: a benign reversible variety (Sydenham's chorea) that occurs in children as a complication of rheumatic fever, and a malignant hereditary variety (Huntington's chorea) transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion, linked to chromosome 4, and characterized with progressive mental and cognitive deterioration. Choreic patients are often unable to sustain a hand grip (milkmaid's grip) or a protruded tongue (trombone tongue). (Video strip of chorea).

69. Health Library - Dystonia Synonyms. torsion dystonia. Disorder Subdivisions. Generalized Dystonia;Primary Dystonia; Earlyonset Dystonia; Childhood-onset Dystonia; http://health_info.nmh.org/Library/HealthGuide/IllnessConditions/topic.asp?hwid=

70. Private Payers Serving Individuals With Disabilities And Chronic 333.6, Idiopathic torsion dystonia, Yes, 333.7, Symptomatic torsionDystonia, Yes, 333.89, torsion dystonia, not otherwise specified, Yes, http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/privpayA.htm

71. La Consulta Semanal diseases. In the last few years, there have been rapid advances inthe genetic classification of primary torsion dystonia. The gene http://www.intermedicina.com/consultas/Cons_mar01b.htm

LA CONSULTA SEMANAL MARZO 2001 CONSULTA Manejo de Distonias Neurology 2000;55(12 Suppl 5):S2-8 Idiopathic cervical dystonia: an overview. Overview A Barrow Neurological Institute, Div. of Neurology, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA. Idiopathic cervical dystonia (CD) is the most common of the adult-onset focal dystonias. It manifests as involuntary muscle contractions that cause twisting or turning of the neck. The resulting abnormal head and neck postures are heterogeneous in their presentation. Because of the variable presentation of the disease and the poor recognition of its clinical spectrum of manifestations, CD is frequently misdiagnosed and accurate diagnosis of the disease is commonly delayed. The pathogenesis of CD remains obscure. However, genetic factors, trauma, the sensory system, and impaired basal ganglia function may all play a role in the development of this disease. Publication Types: Review Review, tutorial

72. CONTRACTOR'S POLICY NUMBER: 01-D-R1 333.6 Idiopathic torsion dystonia. 333.7 Symptomatic torsion dystonia.333.81 Blepharospasm. 333.89 Fragments of torsion dystonia, other. http://www.medicarenhic.com/lmrp/final/ne/01-D-R2.htm

Final Local Medical Review Policy CONTRACTOR'S POLICY NUMBER: 01-D-R2 CONTRACTOR NAME*: NHIC-NE CONTRACTOR NUMBER*: CONTRACTOR TYPE*: Part B Carrier LMRP TITLE : Botulinum Toxin A HCFA NATIONAL COVERAGE POLICY*: Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, section 1862 (a) (7) and 42 Code of Federal Regulations, section 411.15et. seq.. This section excludes routine physical examinations. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, section 1862 (a) (1) (A). This section allows coverage and payment for only those services that are considered to be medically reasonable and necessary. HCFA Publication 14-3, Medicare Carrier Manual, section 2049 describes the coverage and limitations of drugs and biologicals. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, section 1833 (e). This section prohibits Medicare payment for any claim which lacks the necessary documentation to process the claim. Medicare Carrier Manual, section 2329, describes "cosmetic surgery or expenses incurred in connection with such surgery are not covered. Cosmetic surgery includes any surgical procedure directed at improving appearance, except when required for the prompt (i.e., as soon as medically feasible) repair of accidental injury or for the improvement of the functioning of a malformed body member. For example, this exclusion does not apply to surgery in connection with treatment of severe burns or repair of the face following a serious automobile accident or to surgery for therapeutic purposes which coincidentally also serves some cosmetic purpose"

73. Dystonia Some patterns of dystonia are defined as specific syndromes torsion dystonia, previouslycalled dystonia musculorum deformans or DMD, is a rare, generalized http://www.herbs4st.com/dystonia.htm

This site is my personal experience with the dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, ST. Read my spasmodic torticollis success story using alternative health methods of herbs, herbal remedies, essential oils, enzymes, homeopathic, aromatherapy, nutrition, diet, vitamins, minerals, and massage. Learn about dystonia, herbs, essential oils, enzymes, general health, spasmodic torticollis, ST, alternative health program for torticollis, supplements for ST, and nutritional surveys. DYSTONIA What are the dystonias? The dystonias are movement disorders in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. The movements, which are involuntary and sometimes painful, may affect a single muscle; a group of muscles such as those in the arms, legs, or neck; or the entire body. Diminished intelligence and emotional imbalance are not usually features of the dystonias. What are the symptoms? Early symptoms may include a deterioration in handwriting after writing several lines, foot cramps, and a tendency of one foot to pull up or drag after running or walking some distance. The neck may turn or pull involuntarily, especially when tired. Other possible symptoms are tremor and voice or speech difficulties. The initial symptoms can be very mild and may be noticeable only after prolonged exertion, stress, or fatigue. Over a period of time, the symptoms may become more noticeable and widespread and be unrelenting; sometimes, however, there is little or no progression.

74. Dystonie Idiopathique Familiale Translate this page Idiopathic torsion dystonia linked to chromosome 8 in two Mennonite families. Theearly-onset torsion dystonia gene (DYT1) encodes an ATP-binding protein. http://orphanet.infobiogen.fr/data/patho/FR/fr-dystonie.html

Dystonie idiopathique familiale Auteur : Professeur Marie Vidailhet Editeur scientifique : Professeur Alexis Brice Nom de la maladie et ses synonymes Dystonie idiopathique familiale Description clinique DYT 1 Mode de prise en charge / Traitement 1- Bressman SB, de Leon D, Raymond D, Ozelius LJ, Breakefield XO, Nygaard TG, Almasy L, Risch NJ, Kramer PL. Clinical-genetic spectrum of primary dystonia. Adv Neurol 1998;78:79-91. 2- Eidelberg D, Moeller JR, Antonini A, Kazumata K, Nakamura T, Dhawan V, Spetsieris P, deLeon D, Bressman SB, Fahn S. Functional brain networks in DYT1 dystonia. Ann Neurol 1998;44:303-312. 3 - Bressman SB, de Leon D, Kramer PL, Ozelius LJ, Brin MF, Greene PE, Fahn S, Breakefield XO, Risch NJ.Dystonia in Ashkenazi Jews: clinical characterization of a founder mutation. Ann Neurol 1994;36:771-777. 4 - Almasy L, Bressman SB, Raymond D, Kramer PL, Greene PE, Heiman GA, Ford B, Yount J, de Leon D, Chouinard S, Saunders-Pullman R, Brin MF, Kapoor RP, Jones AC, Shen H, Fahn S, Risch NJ, Nygaard TG. Idiopathic torsion dystonia linked to chromosome 8 in two Mennonite families. Ann Neurol 1997;42:670-673. 5 - Leube B, Hendgen T, Kessler KR, Knapp M, Benecke R, Auburger G.Sporadic focal dystonia in northwest Germany: molecular basis on chromosome 18p.Ann Neurol 1997;42:111-114.

75. ICD-9-CM Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs Codes 3335, CHOREA NEC. 3336, IDIOPAT torsion dystonia. 3337, SYMPTOM torsion dystonia.3338, FRAGMNT torsion dystonia*. 33381, BLEPHAROSPASM. 33382, OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA. http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/hci/icd9v16/nervous.html

Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs * Indicates a code category. Not a valid reporting code. Code Description BACTERIAL MENINGITIS* HEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS STAPHYLOCOCC MENINGITIS MENING IN OTH BACT DIS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS NEC* ANAEROBIC MENINGITIS MNINGTS GRAM-NEG BCT NEC MENINGITIS OTH SPCF BACT BACTERIAL MENINGITIS NOS OTH ORGANISM MENINGITIS* CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS MENING IN OTH FUNGAL DIS MENING IN OTH VIRAL DIS TRYPANOSOMIASIS MENINGIT MENINGIT D/T SARCOIDOSIS MENING IN OTH NONBAC DIS MENINGITIS, UNSPECIFIED* NONPYOGENIC MENINGITIS EOSINOPHILIC MENINGITIS CHRONIC MENINGITIS MENINGITIS NOS ENCEPHALOMYELITIS* ENCEPHALIT IN VIRAL DIS RICKETTSIAL ENCEPHALITIS PROTOZOAL ENCEPHALITIS OTH ENCEPHALIT D/T INFEC POSTIMMUNIZAT ENCEPHALIT POSTINFECT ENCEPHALITIS TOXIC ENCEPHALITIS ENCEPHALITIS NEC ENCEPHALITIS NOS CNS ABSCESS* INTRACRANIAL ABSCESS INTRASPINAL ABSCESS CNS ABSCESS NOS PHLEBITIS INTRCRAN SINUS LATE EFF CNS ABSCESS CEREBRAL DEGEN IN CHILD* LEUKODYSTROPHY CEREBRAL LIPIDOSES CEREB DEGEN IN LIPIDOSIS CERB DEG CHLD IN OTH DIS CEREB DEGEN IN CHILD NEC CEREB DEGEN IN CHILD NOS CEREBRAL DEGENERATION* ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PICK'S DISEASE SENILE DEGENERAT BRAIN COMMUNICAT HYDROCEPHALUS OBSTRUCTIV HYDROCEPHALUS CEREB DEGEN IN OTH DIS CEREB DEGENERATION NEC* REYE'S SYNDROME CEREB DEGENERATION NEC CEREB DEGENERATION NOS PARKINSON'S DISEASE* PARALYSIS AGITANS SECONDARY PARKINSONISM

76. Faculty Home I am involved in studies of several familial diseases, including primarytorsion dystonia, Parkinson's disease, and adultonset glaucoma. http://www.ohsu.edu/som-genetics/kramer/home.html

Patricia Kramer Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1979 Professor, Neurology Associate Professor, Molecular and Medical Genetics Genetic Epidemiology of Human Diseases Email:kramer@ohsu.edu Research My research interests center on human population genetics and family-based epidemiological studies of human genetic disorders. Work in the Kramer lab includes genetic linkage analysis (to localize genes to chromosomal regions), linkage disequilibrium analysis (to fine-map genes), and statistical analysis to define the phenotypic spectrum of identified disease mutations. I am involved in studies of several familial diseases, including primary torsion dystonia, Parkinson's disease, and adult-onset glaucoma. I work with a team of investigators studying the genetics of primary torsion dystonia (PTD). Success in locating genes for dystonia began in 1989, when we mapped the first dystonia locus to chromosome 9, followed by identification of the DYT1 gene, torsinA. A GAG deletion mutation in this gene is responsible for the large majority of cases of early-onset PTD. In the last few years, we have mapped additional PTD genes, including a gene for a mixed early/late-onset form of dystonia in Mennonites, a rare form of rapid-onset dystonia, and two different loci for myoclonus-dystonia. Our current efforts are focused on locating genes for late-onset PTD, primarily torticollis, and identifying modifying genes for the DYT1 locus. I am expanding my research activities to include genetic investigations of Parkinson's disease (PD). This work currently centers on a very large PD kindred from northern Italy. Four affected brothers from one branch of this family, all of whom exhibit classic, later-onset PD, were compound heterozygotes for two different parkin mutations. Prior to this, parkin mutations had only been observed as recessive mutations, in individuals with juvenile-onset PD. Our finding expands the significance of the role of the parkin gene in PD etiology. Because of the cultural and geographic isolation of the population from which this kindred derives, it represents a potential "gold mine" for a genetic study of a complex disorder such as PD.

77. NYU Speech Language Poster Session Thalamotomies and speech impairment in idiopathic torsion dystonia(ITD). Thalamotomies and speech impairment in idiopathic torsion dystonia. http://www.nyu.edu/education/speech/stewart.htm

Professor Celia Stewart - Biography Director of the MA Program Professor Celia Stewart, an Associate Professor in the Department, earned her B.S. from Colorado State University, her M.S. from Phillips University, and her Ph.D. from New York University. She holds Clinical Certification from ASHA and licensure from New York State in Speech-Language Pathology. She has performed research at Mount Sinai Medical Center in the Department of Neurology and at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in the Department of Neurology. She received the New York State Distinguished Clinician Award in 1999, the School of Education the Goddard Faculty Fellowship Award 1997, and the NYU Service Award 1997. She has worked clinically in the Department of Neurology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, the Departments of Neurology and Speech and Hearing at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, the Communications Reconstruction Center in New York, the Community Speech and Hearing Department in South Carolina, and the Teszler Learning Adjustment School in the Charles Lea Center. She is a member of the American Speech- Language and Hearing Association, New York State Speech-Language and Hearing Association, New York City Speech-Language and Hearing Association, International Society of Phonetic Sciences, ASHA Special Interest Divisions: Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, Fluency and Fluency Disorders, Voice and Voice Disorders, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.

78. Listings Of The World Health Conditions And Diseases Listings World Health Conditions and Diseases Neurological DisordersMovement Disorders torsion dystonia. Listings World, http://listingsworld.com/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/M

79. The Medicare News Brief, 2000-4 333.6, Idiopathic torsion dystonia. 333.7, Symptomatic torsion dystonia. 333.81333.89,Fragments of torsion dystonia. 334.1, Hereditary spastic paraplegia. http://www.empiremedicare.com/benenews/BRF00-4/pol.htm

MNB-2000-4, May 2000 Policy Updates This section includes updates to local medical review policies that were published in earlier issues of The Medicare News Brief . These updates may include both corrections to policies as originally published and/or expansions of coverage. Corrections: External Counterpulsation (ECP) Notice in MNB-2000-2, page 47 Under the covered conditions section, ICD-9-CM code 413 should read 413.0. Deep Brain Stimulation (YSURG# 30) Published: MNB-97-13, December 1997, page 31 This policy was revised on January 1, 2000, to reflect the following changes in the CPT codes. CPT codes 63690 and 63691 were deleted as of January 1, 1999. To report services rendered on or after January 1, 1999, use CPT codes 95970 and 95971. For services rendered on or after 1/1/2000, CPT codes 95972 and 95973 may also be reported under the guidelines for this policy. CPT code 61855 was deleted as of January 1, 2000. To report services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, use CPT code 61862. Nerve Blocks: Paravertebral Nerve Blocks (YSurg # 43) Published: MNB-99-3, April 1999, page 60

80. Torsion Dystonia Website Results :: Linkspider UK torsion dystonia Websites from the Linkspider UK. torsion dystonia Directory.Complete Results for torsion dystonia Related Topics. http://www.linkspider.co.uk/Health/ConditionsandDiseases/NeurologicalDisorders/M

Torsion Dystonia Websites from Linkspider UK Keyword: Torsion Dystonia Linkspider UK Directory Torsion Dystonia Search for Directory Tree: Top Health Conditions and Diseases Neurological Disorders ... Movement Disorders : Torsion Dystonia (3) Add URL Advertise Here! Personalize Amazon ... Medicine Net: Torsion Dystonia - A brief description of this disorder, its onset and symptoms. Pediatric Database - A definition of torsion dystonia, the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, investigations and management. University of Pittsburgh - From the Genetics Education and Counseling Program a brochure about Torsion Dystonia.

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