Transition from simple writer's cramp to dystonic writer's cramp--a report of two cases from India.
Two cases are reported in which simple writer's cramp turned into dystonic writer's cramp without progression to generalized dystonia. Such a transition casts doubt on the conventional nosological status of writer's cramp as a functional motor disorder related to occupation; it suggests that the condition may be minor manifestation of focal dystonia.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013035:Spasm / Q000175:diagnosis