[Posttraumatic dystonia. Review and legal aspects].

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[Posttraumatic dystonia. Review and legal aspects].

Der Nervenarzt - 1 Feb 2001

Hummel S M, Lücking C H

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More attention should be paid to dystonia as a consequence of trauma, particularly with regard to legal aspects. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of dystonia following central or peripheral trauma are largely unknown. Hemidystonia after severe head trauma is regarded to be due to contralateral basal ganglia lesions, particularly of the putamen. Focal and segmental dystonias follow various kinds of...

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