Task specific focal dystonia: a presentation of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6
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- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 74 (10) , 1444-1445
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.74.10.1444
Abstract
A 57 year old female pharmacist first presented at the age of 42 with a two month history of progressive difficulty in writing prescriptions as a result of writing induced cramp affecting the right hand. This task specific focal dystonia was aggravated by stress and fatigue. Her father was reported to have had Parkinson’s disease on the basis of developing tremor and gait disturbance at age 40.Keywords
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