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Focal dystonia after removal of a parietal meningioma
Author(s) -
Khan Aijaz A.,
Sussman Jon D.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20039
Subject(s) - dystonia , parietal lobe , focal dystonia , magnetic resonance imaging , movement disorders , medicine , neurological disorder , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , central nervous system disease , anatomy , neuroscience , surgery , radiology , pathology , disease
A patient presented at the age of 50 years with a right‐sided, writing‐specific dystonia which settled without treatment. Ten years later she developed focal seizures affecting the right leg and occasionally spreading to the right arm. A left parietal meningioma was removed and 2 years later she developed dystonic movements of her right hand. Gliotic changes were seen on magnetic resonance imaging in the superficial left parietal lobe. Mechanisms involved in the generation of dystonia associated with cortical injury are discussed. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society