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. 2022 May 13;12:15. doi: 10.5334/tohm.690

Table 2.

Dystonic features observed by experts in each case.


EXPERT 1 EXPERT 2 EXPERT 3 EXPERT 4 EXPERT 5 EXPERT 6 EXPERT 7 **

Case 1

A. Dystonic postures of the fingers and wrist

    A.1 Extension of the left 2nd and 5th digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.2 Flexion of the left 3rd digit during arm extension ✓* ✓* ✓*

    A.3 Flexion of the right 5th digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.4 Flexion of the right 5th digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.5 Spooning of left hand during arm extension ✓*

    A.6 Extension of the right 2nd digit when walking ✓*

B. Cervical dystonia

C. Craniofacial tremor

Case 2

A. Dystonic postures of the fingers and wrist

    A.1 Extension of the right 4th and 5th digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.2 Flexion of right wrist during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.3 Flexion of left wrist during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.4 Flexion of the left 5th digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.5 Extension of the left 5th digit while pouring ✓*

    A.6 Extension of the left 2nd digit when walking ✓*

    A.7 Extension of the left 5th digit when walking ✓*

Case 3

A. Dystonic postures of the fingers

    A.1 Flexion of the left 3rd digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.2 Flexion of the left 3rd digit during wingbeat position ✓*

Case 4

A. Dystonic postures of the fingers and wrist

    A.1 Hyper-extension of the right 2nd digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.2 Hyper-extension of the left 2nd digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.3 Hyper-extension of the right 2nd digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.4 Hyper-extension of the left 2nd-4th digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.5 Splaying of left 5th digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.6 Spooning of left hand during frontward arm extension and wingbeat position ✓*

    A.7 Flexion of left wrist ✓*

B. Jerky tremor

Case 5

A. Dystonic postures of the fingers

    A.1 Flexion of the left 2nd digit during arm extension ✓*

    A.2 Flexion of the left 2nd digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.3 Flexion of left 3rd digit ✓*

    A.4 Hyper-extension of left 4th digit ✓*

    A.5 Splaying of left 5th digit during wingbeat position ✓*

    A.6 Extension of the right 2nd digit when walking ✓*

* Reported “dystonic posturing of fingers” with no further description.

** Observed many of the listed phenotypes but did not interpret them as dystonic features.