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Dominantly transmitted focal dystonia in families of patients with musician's cramp

A. Schmidt, H. C. Jabusch, E. Altenmüller, J. Hagenah, N. Brüggemann, K. Hedrich, R. Saunders-Pullman, S. B. Bressman, P. L. Kramer, C. Klein*

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Musician's dystonia is generally considered a sporadic disorder. We present three families with the index patient affected by musician's dystonia, but other forms of upper limb focal task-specific dystonia (FTSD), mainly writer's cramp, in seven relatives. Our results suggest a genetic contribution to FTSD with phenotypic variability, including musician's dystonia.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNeurology
Volume67
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)691-693
Number of pages3
ISSN0028-3878
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.08.2006

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