title: Writers' cramp.
abstract: At least 4000 people suffer from writers' cramp in the UK. While diagnosis is straightforward, treatment is difficult and many therapies are unsatisfactory. This article reviews the various manifestations of writers' cramp, the physiological evidence indicating that it is a neurological disease and the therapeutic techniques available.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Clinical Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy