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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for "Writer's" cramp
  1. Task-specific focal dystonia 
    ... task-specific focal dystonia. The most common is writer's cramp, in which muscle cramps or spasms in the ... forearm interfere with holding a pen or pencil. Writer's cramp begins in the hand used for writing (the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/task-specific-focal-dystonia - Genetics
  2. Myoclonus-dystonia 
    ... dystonia often affects one or both hands, causing writer's cramp, or the neck, causing the head to turn ( ... MC, Foncke EM, Koelman JH, Tijssen MA. Pediatric writer's cramp in myoclonus-dystonia: maternal imprinting hides positive family ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/myoclonus-dystonia - Genetics
  3. Early-onset isolated dystonia 
    ... spasms of the hand while attempting to write (writer's cramp). Severe cases involve abnormal movements affecting many parts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/early-onset-isolated-dystonia - Genetics
  4. Benign essential blepharospasm 
    ... and spasms of the hand and finger muscles (writer's cramp). Researchers suspect that benign essential blepharospasm and similar ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/benign-essential-blepharospasm - Genetics
  5. Spasmodic dysphonia 
    ... in other parts of the body, such as writer's cramp.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000753.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Employees with Dystonia (Office of Disability Employment Policy)  
    Dystonia/Related Issues ... Dystonia ... Office of Disability Employment Policy ... A to Z: Dystonia
    https://askjan.org/disabilities/Dystonia.cfm? - External Health Links
  7. Exercising with a Muscle Disease (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - PDF  
    Neuromuscular Disorders/Living With ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... Muscular Dystrophy Association ... PDF ... muscular dystrophy; exercise with a disability; neuromuscular ...
    https://www.mda.org/.../files/MDA_Quest_Excercise_Package_2009.pdf - External Health Links