A new therapeutic proposal for writer's cramp: a case report

A new therapeutic proposal for writer's cramp: a case report

CONTEXT: Writer's cramp is a kind of focal hand dystonia that appears when individuals are writing. Since pharmacological treatment has not shown the desired therapeutic response, a study on immobilization of the damaged musculature was performed on two individuals with writer's cramp, usi...

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Main Authors:	Flavia Quadros Boisson Waissman, João Santos Pereira, Osvaldo José Moreira Nascimento
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:	Writer's cramp Focal dystonia Dystonic disorders Movement disorders Handwriting
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000200010&lng=en&tlng=en

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