Primary writing tremor: Report of a case successfully treated with botulinum toxin A injections and discussion of underlying mechanism | Zendy

Singer Carlos | Zendy; Papapetropoulos Spiridon | Zendy; Spielholz Neil I. | Zendy

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Primary writing tremor: Report of a case successfully treated with botulinum toxin A injections and discussion of underlying mechanism

Author(s) -

Singer Carlos,

Papapetropoulos Spiridon,

Spielholz Neil I.

Publication year - 2005

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.20590

Subject(s) - botulinum toxin , mechanism (biology) , movement disorders , etiology , neuroscience , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , essential tremor , neurological disorder , psychology , central nervous system disease , disease , philosophy , epistemology

Primary writing tremor (PWT) is a rare motor disorder of unknown etiology, where tremor is elicited primarily or exclusively with writing. We describe a patient with PWT, present a video before and after successful treatment with botulinum toxin type A injections, and discuss a possible underlying dystonic mechanism. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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