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[Post-traumatic focal dystonia after contralateral thalamic lesion]
1Abteilung für Neurochirurgie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg.
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|June 1, 1997
Summary
Head trauma can rarely cause dystonia. This case study highlights a patient with focal hand dystonia following head injury, linked to a thalamic lesion, not the usual caudate or putamen.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Neurology
- Traumatology
Background:
- Dystonia is an uncommon consequence of head trauma.
- Lesions in the contralateral caudate or putamen are typically observed in such cases.
- Existing literature rarely documents thalamic lesions associated with post-traumatic dystonia.