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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 11.
Published in final edited form as: Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2013;31(5):533–542. doi: 10.3233/RNN-120259

Table 1. Clinical and demographic information for subjects with dystonia.

Case Group Sex Age Hand Duration of sx Diagnosis Clinical Pattern Toxin Hx
1 Sham F 64 R 21yr WC R R 3rd digit flexion during writing and typing Y, 1yr prior
2 Real M 63 R 7yr MD R R 3rd, 4th digit flexion during piano playing, writing, typing Y, 2yr prior
3 Real M 41 L 3yr MD R R 4th, 5th digit flexion during writing, guitar playing Y, 1.5yr prior
4 Real M 68 L 5yr WC L L 2nd-4 digit abnormal posturing during writing/typing N
5 Sham M 46 R 6yr WC R R grip, wrist extensor spasms during writing/typing Y, 3mo prior
6 Real M 50 R 2.5yr WC R R 2nd-3rd digit abnormal posturing during writing/calculator use Y, 3mo prior
7 Real M 59 R 37yr WC R R 3rd digit abnormal posturing during writing/golfing N
8 Real M 50 R 8yr WC R R 3rd digit abnormal posturing during writing/suturing/card dealing Y, 5yr prior
9 Sham M 42 R 14yr MD R 2nd/3rd digit spasm during typing and classical guitar playing N
10 Sham M 55 L 9yr MD L L 2nd digit flexion playing piano N
11 Real F 49 R 5yr MD R R 5th digit extension during guitar picking/piano/writing/typing N
12 Real F 67 R 2.5yr WC R R hand abnormal flexion/tremor during writing/mousing Y, 1yr prior
13 Sham F 55 R 12yr WC R R hand abnormal flexion/tremor during writing/mousing/pinching N
14 Real F 72 R 50yr WC R R 2nd-4th digit abnormal posturing during writing/mousing/typing Y, 5yr prior
15 Real F 38 R 7mo WC R R hand abnormal posturing during writing N
16 Real F 61 R 25yr WC R R hand abnormal posturing/cramping during writing/carpentry Y,14yr prior
17 Real M 42 R 3yr WC R R hand abnormal posturing/fatigue during writing and typing Y, 6mo prior

M=male, F=female, R=right, L=left, WC=writer's cramp, MD=musician's dystonia