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. 2015 Feb 3:5:295.
doi: 10.7916/D8XS5T5D. eCollection 2015.

Focal Task-specific Dystonia among Professional Musicians in Latin America

Emilia Gatto  1 , Anabel Chade  2 , Gabriel Persi  3 , Virginia Parisi  3 , Ana Ayarza  3 , Miguel Campuzano  3 , Silvia García  4
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Focal Task-specific Dystonia among Professional Musicians in Latin America

Emilia Gatto et al. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). .

Abstract

In Response To: Frucht SJ. Focal task-specific dystonia-from early descriptions to a new, modern formulation. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov. 2014; 4. doi: 10.7916/D8VD6WHP.

Keywords: Musicians; dystonia; focal dystonia.

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

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