[Movement disorders in David Copperfield].
Charles Dickens' novels are a source of vivid neurological descriptions. Besides Pickwickian syndrome, many other neurological descriptions can be found in Dickens' novels. David Copperfield contains several characters with movement disorders including generalized dystonia (Mr. Uriah Heep), restless legs syndrome (the waiter), cervical dystonia (Mr. Sharp) and spasmodic dysphonia (Mr. Creakle). These neurological descriptions an probably based on the observation of actual patients.
Garćia Ruiz
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Servicio de Neurología, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid.
Gulliksen
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D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009069:Movement Disorders