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Movement Disorders – Dystonia (Writer's cramp)
“abnormal postures and muscle spasms interfering in writing motor performance”
- Most freq focal, task-specific dystonia.
- Managed botox > orals (anticholinergic)
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“abnormal postures and muscle spasms interfering in writing motor performance”
- Most freq focal, task-specific dystonia.
- Managed botox > orals (anticholinergic)
#MedTwitter #neurotwitter #EndNeurophobia #movementdisorder
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History #dystonia
First description
Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714) discussed focal hand dystonia as a muscle strain in “Scribes and Notaries” De Morbis Artificum Diatriba.
doi.org/10.1016/s0140-…
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First description
Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714) discussed focal hand dystonia as a muscle strain in “Scribes and Notaries” De Morbis Artificum Diatriba.
doi.org/10.1016/s0140-…
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Movement Disorders - Ballism
“chorea that affects proximal joints such as shoulder or hip” Mov Disord Society, 2011
- Freq causes: vascular and metabolic
- Good response to antipsychotics, usually self-limiting
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“chorea that affects proximal joints such as shoulder or hip” Mov Disord Society, 2011
- Freq causes: vascular and metabolic
- Good response to antipsychotics, usually self-limiting
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First report
In 1927 James Purdon Martin
Hemichorea resulting from a local lesion of the brain
doi.org/10.1093/brain/…
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In 1927 James Purdon Martin
Hemichorea resulting from a local lesion of the brain
doi.org/10.1093/brain/…
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Paroxysmal Movement Disorders!
Dyskinesias!!!
- 4 groups, overlap
- Prevalence: 1/150 000
- Myoclonus, dystonia, chorea, athetosis, tics
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Dyskinesias!!!
- 4 groups, overlap
- Prevalence: 1/150 000
- Myoclonus, dystonia, chorea, athetosis, tics
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First report of paroxysmal dyskinesia
1892 by Shuzo Kure, Japanese psychiatrist (1865-1932).
Referred to as atypical Thomsen’s disease (Myotonia congenital)
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1892 by Shuzo Kure, Japanese psychiatrist (1865-1932).
Referred to as atypical Thomsen’s disease (Myotonia congenital)
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Kinesigenic
-Precipitated by sudden voluntary movement
-Most common paroxysmal movement disorders
-Multiple attacks, frequency up to 100/day
-Attacks are brief, seconds
-Antiepileptic drug responsiveness
ja.ma/3CJAhFv via @JAMANeuro
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-Precipitated by sudden voluntary movement
-Most common paroxysmal movement disorders
-Multiple attacks, frequency up to 100/day
-Attacks are brief, seconds
-Antiepileptic drug responsiveness
ja.ma/3CJAhFv via @JAMANeuro
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