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Atypical dystonic shoulder movements following neuralgic amyotrophy
Author(s) -
Abdo William F.,
Bloem Bastiaan R.,
Eijk Jeroen J.,
Geurts Alexander C.,
van Alfen Nens,
van de Warrenburg Bart P.C.
Publication year - 2008
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.22398
Subject(s) - dystonia , brachial plexus , movement disorders , amyotrophy , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neurological disorder , anatomy , surgery , central nervous system disease , atrophy , psychiatry , pathology , disease
Peripherally induced movement disorders are relatively rare. Here, we present 3 patients who suffered a lesion of the brachial plexus because of neuralgic amyotrophy and developed involuntary movements of their shoulder muscles. The nature of the involuntary movements, which did not easily comply with classic descriptions of hyperkinetic movement disorders, is probably best referred to as dystonia. © 2008 Movement Disorder Society