Writer's cramp in a deaf 12-year-old girl. A conversion reaction?
An unusual case of writer's cramp in a 12-year-old deaf girl is reported. Possible aetiological and contributing factors in her environment are discussed, with particular relevance to a hysterical conversion reaction.
Georgui
M M
MM
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Borocourt Hospital, Reading.
D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*