Writer's cramp
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writer-s-cramp-173-9831719
title:
Writer's cramp
text:
Writer's cramp or focal hand dystonia (FHD) is an idiopathic movement disorder of adult onset, characterized by abnormal posturing and movement of the hand and/or forearm during tasks requiring skilled hand use, such as writing. Overcontraction of affected muscles, cocontraction of agonist and antagonist pairs, and activation of muscles inappropriate to a task all impair use of the affected hand. Writer's cramp is a task-specific focal dystonia of the hand. 'Focal' refers to the symptoms being l
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer%27s_cramp
date created:
2004-05-14T11:45:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:09:22Z
main entity:
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