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Focal dystonia

diagnostic, therapy, rehabilitation

Eckart Altenmüller Hans-Christian Jabusch

pp. 303-311

Abstract

The general term dystonia is used to describe a syndrome characterised by involuntary sustained muscle contractions, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements, or abnormal postures [1, 2]. If these symptoms are restricted to one body part, the syndrome is termed "focal dystonia". In task specific focal dystonia the most prominent characteristic is the degradation and loss of voluntary control of highly overlearned complex and skilled movement patterns in a specific sensory-motor task.

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Grunwald Martin (2008) Human haptic perception: basics and applications. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 303-311

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-7612-3_25

Full citation:

Altenmüller Eckart, Jabusch Hans-Christian (2008) „Focal dystonia: diagnostic, therapy, rehabilitation“, In: M. Grunwald (ed.), Human haptic perception, Dordrecht, Springer, 303–311.