Dystonia in a patient with deletion of 18p.

Abstract excerpt

18p- syndrome from chromosomal deletion of the short arm of chromosome 18 shows a wide range of clinical manifestations. Mental retardation is the most frequent neurological complication; other neurological deficits are more rarely reported. Only one 18p- patient with focal dystonia at the lower limbs has been reported, while there have been no reported cases of generalized dystonia. We report a 27-year-old male...

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