http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/82-abstract/jiddt/3359-abstract-dystonia-a-leading-neurological-movement-disorder

Task-specific focal dystonia in musicians Task-specific focal dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary contractions during a specific activity. In musicians, the abnormal movement can occur while playing an instrument or while singing. The muscle contractions are usually painless, but the function of the affected region is disturbed. The clinical picture occurs more in men than in women and is most frequent in pianists or guitarists. The abnormality is usually localized in the fingers, the hands or the entire arm. Drummers can have problems in the lower limbs. Brass and woodwind players can lose control of the lips, tongue or facial muscles. This is called “embouchure dystonia”. Singers suffer from the larynx. The diagnosis is a clinical diagnosis. It is important to observe the musician making music. Outside the musical activity, all tests are normal. Technical examinations can be useful to rule out other diagnoses. The therapy is difficult and often unsatisfactory. In many cases, the disease predicts the end of the musical career.

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Restless legs syndrome: Treatment overview

Mental Health Clinician ◽

10.9740/mhc.n113394 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 37-40

Author(s):

Ankit Patel ◽

Harshad Patel

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Movement Disorder ◽

Restless Legs Syndrome ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Pharmacologic Treatment ◽

Restless Legs ◽

Neurological Movement Disorder

ABSTRACT Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a neurological movement disorder which affects a significant proportion of the general population. This article reviews the neurochemical basis and diagnosis of RLS, and reviews pharmacologic treatment options for the disorder.

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A Machine Learning Approach for Classification of Tremor - A Neurological Movement Disorder

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing - Intelligent Systems and Applications ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-29513-4_95 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1289-1307

Author(s):

Rajesh Ranjan ◽

Marimuthu Palaniswami ◽

Braj Bhushan

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Movement Disorder ◽

Learning Approach ◽

Machine Learning Approach ◽

Neurological Movement Disorder

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Aberrant Sensorimotor Integration in Musicians' Cramp Patients

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803.17.4.195 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 195-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vanessa K. Lim ◽

John L. Bradshaw ◽

Michael E.R. Nicholls ◽

Ian J. Kirk ◽

Jeff P. Hamm ◽

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Keyword(s):

Movement Disorder ◽

Sensorimotor Cortex ◽

Sensorimotor Integration ◽

Group Interaction ◽

Focal Dystonia ◽

The Other ◽

Alpha Power ◽

Significant Group ◽

Group Interactions

AbstractSimple tapping and complex movements (Luria finger apposition task) were performed unimanually and bimanually by two groups of professional guitarists while EEG was recorded from electrodes over the sensorimotor cortex. One group had a task-specific movement disorder (focal dystonia or musicians' cramp), while the other group did not (controls). There were no significant group interactions in the task-related power (TRPow) within the alpha range of 8-10Hz (mu1). In contrast, there was a significant group interaction within the alpha range of 10-12Hz (mu2); these latter frequencies are associated with task-specific sensorimotor integration. The significant group interaction included task (simple and complex) by hand (left, right, and both) by electrodes (10 electrodes over the sensorimotor areas). In the rest conditions, the alpha power (10-12Hz) was comparable between the groups; during movement, however, compared to the controls, patients demonstrated the greatest TRPow (10-12Hz) over all conditions. This was particularly evident when patients used their affected hand and suggests that patients with musicians' cramp have impaired task-specific sensorimotor integration.

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