Clinical details of patients with task specific dystonia
| Patient | Sex | Age (y) | Symptom duration (y) | Diagnosis (instrument) | Affected hand (hand dominance) | Associated symptoms | Task specificity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating of task specificity was adopted according to the classification of Sheehy and Marsden.16 Patients treated with botulinum toxin were examined >6 months after the last injection. | ||||||||
| BTX, botulinum toxin; F, female; L, left; M, male; R, right, y, years. | ||||||||
| 1 | F | 34 | 3 | Musician’s cramp (piano) | R (R) | None | Dystonic | None |
| 2 | M | 46 | 8 | Musician’s cramp (mandolin) | R (L) | None | Dystonic | None |
| 3 | M | 59 | 1 | Musician’s cramp (piano) | R (R) | None | Simple | None |
| 4 | M | 38 | 15 | Musician’s cramp (guitar) | L (R) | None | Dystonic | BTX |
| 5 | M | 43 | 1 | Musician’s cramp (piano) | R (R) | None | Simple | None |
| 6 | M | 47 | 5 | Writer’s cramp | R (R) | None | Simple | None |
| 7 | M | 40 | 7 | Writer’s cramp | L (L) | None | Dystonic | None |
| 8 | M | 35 | 10 | Writer’s cramp | R (R) | None | Dystonic | BTX |
| 9 | F | 43 | 5 | Writer’s cramp | R (R) | None | Simple | None |