title: Focal dystonia of right hand with mirror movements upon use of left arm.
abstract: Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained muscle contractions, causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures of affected body parts. Here, we present a novel case of focal dystonia of a 51 years old right-handed woman who had developed difficulty in writing and performing fine motor tasks. Due to a discomfort in her right hand at use, she started using her left hand instead and noticed inconsistent mirror movements in her right hand upon use of left hand. She was treated with trihexyphenidyl which allowed her right hand to function better, though writing still remained a problem.
authors.affiliation: Parkinson's Clinic of Eastern Toronto and Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, Canada. ranaaq@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdul Qayyum
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Aysha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Athar
mesh_terms: D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014282:Trihexyphenidyl / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014282:Trihexyphenidyl