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Heavy metal curse: a task-specific dystonia in the proximal lower limb of a professional percussionist
André Lee1, Eckart Altenmüller
1Institute for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine, Emmichplatz 1, 30175 Hanover, Germany. Tel +49 511 3100 552, fax +49 511 3100 552. eckart.altenmueller@hmtm-hannover.de.
Abstract:
Task-specific musician's dystonia is highly disabling and mostly affects the upper limb or the embouchure. In a recent paper, lower limb dystonia was reported in a drummer, although no details were given as to its phenomenology and electromyography (EMG). In this paper, we report on the case of a 28-year-old drummer with a task-specific dystonia of the right thigh and describe the phenomenology of the dystonia, the EMG recording, and treatment. Furthermore, we discuss stiff leg syndrome and paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia as two important differential diagnoses.
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