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Phenotypic spectrum of musician's dystonia: a task-specific disorder?
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Feb 2011
Schmidt Alexander, Jabusch Hans-Christian, Altenmüller Eckart, Enders Leonie, Saunders-Pullman Rachel, Bressman Susan B, Münchau Alexander, Klein Christine, Hagenah Johann
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BACKGROUND: Musician's dystonia (MD) is traditionally considered a sporadic and task-specific movement disorder. METHODS: The phenotypic spectrum of the disorder was studied in 116 patients suffering from MD including videotaping. RESULTS: Based on the movement disorders observed, we categorized our patients into two different groups: (i) 65 patients with isolated MD, that is only present when playing the...
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