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An unusual cause of difficulty in walking downstairs: Focal task-specific dystonia in the lower limb.

ABSTRACT: Stair-specific FTSD in the lower limb is very rare. Most patients show dystonic posture when walking downstairs rather than upstairs.

SUBMITTER: Hasegawa T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7455451 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An unusual cause of difficulty in walking downstairs: Focal task-specific dystonia in the lower limb.

Hasegawa Takafumi T

Clinical case reports 20200513 8

Stair-specific FTSD in the lower limb is very rare. Most patients show dystonic posture when walking downstairs rather than upstairs. ...[more]

PMID: 32884807

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