Billiards-related dystonia: A new task-specific dystonia. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smilowska, Katarzyna; Domingos, Josefa; Pasman, Jaco W.; van Wamelen, Daniel J.; van de Warrenburg, Bart P.; Bloem, Bastiaan R.
• Is Part Of: Parkinsonism & related disorders. Volume 60(2019)
• Page Start: 10
• Page End: 11
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: Task-specific dystonia -- Sport-related dystonia -- Billiard; Parkinson's disease -- Periodicals; Movement disorders -- Periodicals; Movement Disorders -- Periodicals; Nerve Degeneration -- Periodicals; Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Parkinson Disease -- Periodicals; Tremor -- Periodicals; Parkinson, Maladie de -- Périodiques; Parkinson's disease; 616.833
• DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.12.018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-8020

Abstract

Abstract: We report the first videotaped case of focal and task-specific dystonia of the upper limb that occurred exclusively while using a cue during billiard playing. The repetitive movements in conjunction with a highly skilled performance likely contributed to the development of this focal dystonia.