Post-traumatic shoulder dystonia in an active duty soldier.
Acquired focal dystonia is often precipitated by minor local traumatic injury, resulting in severe pain and disability. An active duty soldier with shoulder dystonia, after a fall, that responded partially to botulinum toxin A is described. Post-traumatic dystonia as a neurological illness is discussed, with emphasis on mechanisms, precipitating causes, differential diagnosis, and treatment implications for battlefield clinicians.
Carroll
Craig G
CG
Department of Neurology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
Hawley
Jason S
JS
Ney
John P
JP
D000328:Adult; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*
D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A