Focal dystonia

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title: Focal dystonia
text: Focal dystonia, also called focal task-specific dystonia, is a neurological condition that affects a muscle or group of muscles in a specific part of the body during specific activities, causing involuntary muscular contractions (spasms) and abnormal postures. There are many different types of focal dystonia, each affecting a different region of the body. For example, in focal hand dystonia, or writer's cramp, the fingers either curl into the palm or extend outward without control. In musicians,
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description: Nerve disorder affecting certain muscle(s) during specific activities
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_dystonia
date created: 2005-04-12T22:35:19Z
date modified: 2024-09-02T14:16:13Z
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