title: An unusual focal leg dystonia in descending stairs responsive to anticonvulsants.
authors.affiliation: Department Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan. ytoshi@saitama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshimasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: Naotoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D035002:Lower Extremity; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine