WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW

This paper is a review of researches on the mechanisms of hand muscle dystonia the example of which is writer's cramp (WC). WC is a movement disorder — specific kind of dystonia characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions, which lead to the formation of abnormal posture during th...

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Main Author: O. A. Shavlovskaya
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Language:Russian
Published: Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University) 2012-06-01
Series:Сеченовский вестник
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Online Access:https://www.sechenovmedj.com/jour/article/view/683
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description This paper is a review of researches on the mechanisms of hand muscle dystonia the example of which is writer's cramp (WC). WC is a movement disorder — specific kind of dystonia characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions, which lead to the formation of abnormal posture during the execution of motor tasks and elective violations often involving highly precise, repetitive movements. WC pathophysiology remains unclear. A lack of inhibition at different levels of the sensorimotor system is considered as one of the basic mechanisms of muscle dystonia. Directions in the study of causes of muscular dystonia (WC) are provided: genetic and neurophysiological examination (transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), evoked motor potential (EMP)), neuroimaging techniques (functional MRI, positron emission tomography, PET, a method of threedimensional video analysis of movement.
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spelling doaj-art-6fa64a04d6a4486fbcff5232dd1f86192025-08-20T03:37:15ZrusFederal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)Сеченовский вестник2218-73322658-33482012-06-0102414377WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEWO. A. Shavlovskaya0Research department of neurology (SRC) of the First MSMU named after I.M. SechenovThis paper is a review of researches on the mechanisms of hand muscle dystonia the example of which is writer's cramp (WC). WC is a movement disorder — specific kind of dystonia characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions, which lead to the formation of abnormal posture during the execution of motor tasks and elective violations often involving highly precise, repetitive movements. WC pathophysiology remains unclear. A lack of inhibition at different levels of the sensorimotor system is considered as one of the basic mechanisms of muscle dystonia. Directions in the study of causes of muscular dystonia (WC) are provided: genetic and neurophysiological examination (transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), evoked motor potential (EMP)), neuroimaging techniques (functional MRI, positron emission tomography, PET, a method of threedimensional video analysis of movement.https://www.sechenovmedj.com/jour/article/view/683writer's crampfocal hand dystoniaspecific type of dystonia
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WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
Сеченовский вестник
writer's cramp
focal hand dystonia
specific type of dystonia
title WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
title_full WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
title_fullStr WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
title_full_unstemmed WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
title_short WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
title_sort writer s cramp a historical review
topic writer's cramp
focal hand dystonia
specific type of dystonia
url https://www.sechenovmedj.com/jour/article/view/683
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