Writer's cramp in spinocerebellar ataxia Type 1.
Dystonia can be encountered in a small subset of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), but task specific dystonia is extremely rare. We report a case of a 48-year-old male with confirmed SCA Type 1 (SCA1) with mild progressive cerebellar ataxia and a prominent and disabling Writer's cramp. This case highlights the ever-expanding phenotypic heterogeneity of the SCA's in general and SCA1 in particular.
Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Geeta Anjum
GA
Khwaja
Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Abhilekh
A
Srivastava
Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Vijay Vishwanath
VV
Ghuge
Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Neera
N
Chaudhry
Dystonia; Writer's cramp; movement disorder; spinocerebellar ataxia
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