Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review
<div id="ojsAbstract"><p><strong>Background</strong>: Overuse or task-specific dystonia has been described in a number of professions characterized by repetitive actions, typically affecting the upper extremities. Cervical dystonia (CD), however, has rarely...
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doaj-228b0e96adc5400dade078ff9e25f4bf2021-04-02T10:06:35ZengUbiquity PressTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements2160-82882016-09-01610.7916/D8959HR1284Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature ReviewElliot Hogg0Michele Tagliati1Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCedars-Sinai Medical Center<div id="ojsAbstract"><p><strong>Background</strong>: Overuse or task-specific dystonia has been described in a number of professions characterized by repetitive actions, typically affecting the upper extremities. Cervical dystonia (CD), however, has rarely been associated with overuse.</p><p><strong>Case Report</strong>: We present a case report of typical CD that developed in the context of chronic repetitive movements associated with the patient’s professional occupation as an office manager who spent many hours per day holding a phone to his ear.</p><p><strong>Discussion</strong>: Overuse CD should be suspected when typical symptoms and signs of CD develop in the context of chronic repetitive use or overuse of cervical muscles, especially where exacerbating tasks involve asymmetric postures.</p></div><p> </p>https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/413 |
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Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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overuse cervical dystonia: a case report and literature review |
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Ubiquity Press |
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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements |
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2160-8288 |
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2016-09-01 |
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<div id="ojsAbstract"><p><strong>Background</strong>: Overuse or task-specific dystonia has been described in a number of professions characterized by repetitive actions, typically affecting the upper extremities. Cervical dystonia (CD), however, has rarely been associated with overuse.</p><p><strong>Case Report</strong>: We present a case report of typical CD that developed in the context of chronic repetitive movements associated with the patient’s professional occupation as an office manager who spent many hours per day holding a phone to his ear.</p><p><strong>Discussion</strong>: Overuse CD should be suspected when typical symptoms and signs of CD develop in the context of chronic repetitive use or overuse of cervical muscles, especially where exacerbating tasks involve asymmetric postures.</p></div><p> </p> |
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