Open AccessGraphospasm - clinical presentation, etiology and the course of disease: Analysis of 30 cases
Author(s) -
Aleksandra Kačar,
Marina Svetel,
Jasmina Jović,
Tatjana Pekmezović,
Vladimir Kostić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0412385k
Subject(s) - medicine , dystonia , anxiety , etiology , movement disorders , neurology , pediatrics , neurological examination , beck depression inventory , physical therapy , disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry
Dystonia, as prolonged, involuntary muscle contraction, causes torsion, repetitive movements and abnormal body position. In so far only a part of body is affected by dystonic movement, it is the question of focal dystonia, which is called writer's cramp if the arm is involved.