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. 2015 Sep 20;3(1):102-103.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12236. eCollection 2016 Jan-Feb.

Watchmaker's Dystonia

Shiro Horisawa  1 , Nobuhiko Takeda  1 , Takaomi Taira  1
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Watchmaker's Dystonia

Shiro Horisawa et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: occupational dystonia; thalamotomy.

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Figure 1
Involuntary flexion of right thumb and index finger manifested only while using repair equipment.
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