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Query: UMLS:C0013421 (dystonia)
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We report the case of an 11-year-old girl presenting with a 1.5-year history of swan neck-like deformed joint contractures of both hands. A possible diagnosis was sought in a wide range of rheumatological, metabolic, and neurological disorders. After detailed diagnostic procedures to exclude an organic pathology, steps were taken to establish a psychogenic origin. She showed symptoms that were incongruent with an organic neurological disorder, for example, a paroxysmal fluctuating course, reaction to placebo, and complete remission with psychotherapy and physiotherapy. The psychosomatic evaluation revealed a highly emotional conflict. This bizarre case demonstrates that secondary contractures are by no means an exclusion criterion for a psychogenic dystonia.
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PMID:Dystonia with secondary contractures: a psychogenic movement disorder mimicking its neurological counterpart. 1898 43