title: Post-traumatic shoulder dystonia in an active duty soldier.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
authors.forename: Craig G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hawley
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ney
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A