IDIOPATHIC TORSION DYSTONIA WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES : A CASE REPORT

A patient having two schizophrenic brothers developed simple writer's cramp at the age of 20 years. Three years later she developed irregular and unusual movements which was diagnosed and treated as hysteria until she had contractures in the right hand. EMG studies revealed abnormalities sugges...

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Autores principales: Channabasavanna, S.M., Goswami, Utpal, Venkatesh, H.S., Pradhan, N.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1982
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21965893
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Sumario:A patient having two schizophrenic brothers developed simple writer's cramp at the age of 20 years. Three years later she developed irregular and unusual movements which was diagnosed and treated as hysteria until she had contractures in the right hand. EMG studies revealed abnormalities suggestive of torsion dystonia. The association of schizophrenia in the first degree relatives and the differential responses to haloperidol in this case of torsion dystonia has been discussed.

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