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. 2013 Aug 1:3:tre-03-158-4183-1.
doi: 10.7916/D85X27N2. eCollection 2013.

"Club-cutting" dystonic tremor: a case report

Kinley Roberts  1 , Barry Mahon, Killian O'Rourke, Timothy Lynch
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"Club-cutting" dystonic tremor: a case report

Kinley Roberts et al. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). .

Abstract

Background: Focal task-specific dystonic postures are well recognized. Often a tremor may be the main feature with little or no dystonia. These have been well reported in writers, musicians, and sportspeople.

Case report: Herein we report a novel task-specific dystonic tremor in a 44-year-old Irish hairdresser due to club-cutting, a standard haircutting technique.

Discussion: Hairdresser's dystonia is a novel task-specific dystonia.

Keywords: Tremor; club-cutting; dystonia; hair-dressing; task-specificity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Financial disclosures: None.

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