[Writer's cramp and left frontal meningioma].
A 55 year-old, right-handed, man developed a progressive writer's cramp spreading to a right hemidystonia. He had a left paramedian frontal meningioma. The association of an hemidystonia with contralateral lesions in the basal ganglia has been often reported. Its occurrence with a frontal lesion appear to be much less frequent. This association suggests a possible disorder of frontostriatal connections.
Service de Médecine B, Hôpital Intercommunal, Créteil.
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Meyrignac
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Kéravel
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Boulu
J P
JP
Nguyen
J D
JD
Degos
D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000209:etiology*
Crampe des écrivains et méningiome frontal gauche.