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Under-Recognition of Cervical Dystonia: An Essential Tremor Patient with Numerous Textbook Features of Cervical Dystonia.

ABSTRACT: Background:Physical examination findings of dystonia are often underrecognized, especially in the setting of other movement disorders such as essential tremor (ET). Phenomenology Shown:A patient with ET exhibited numerous textbook features of cervical dystonia, which were misattributed to ET by a primary care physician and two neurologists. Educational Value:To provide a clear and unmistakable visual example of the clinically significant characteristics of cervical dystonia in the setting of concomitant ET.

SUBMITTER: Hale EA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939647 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Under-Recognition of Cervical Dystonia: An Essential Tremor Patient with Numerous Textbook Features of Cervical Dystonia.

Hale Evan A EA Liu Gina G Kim Christine Y CY Louis Elan D ED

Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 20191129

<h4>Background</h4>Physical examination findings of dystonia are often underrecognized, especially in the setting of other movement disorders such as essential tremor (ET).<h4>Phenomenology shown</h4>A patient with ET exhibited numerous textbook features of cervical dystonia, which were misattributed to ET by a primary care physician and two neurologists.<h4>Educational value</h4>To provide a clear and unmistakable visual example of the clinically significant characteristics of cervical dystonia ...[more]

PMID: 31908903

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