Stereotactic Lesioning of the Thalamic Vo Nucleus for the Treatment of Writer's Cramp (Focal Hand Dystonia)

Writer's cramp (focal hand dystonia) is a sporadic focal dystonia that affects a specific part of the upper limb causing excessive co-contraction of antagonistic muscles. It usually presents as a task-specific dystonia, including, among others, writing of a character or playing a musical instru...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Shimizu, Tomoyuki Maruo, Shimpei Miura, Haruhiko Kishima, Yukitaka Ushio, Satoshi Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.01008/full