Writer`s cramp, also called mogigraphia and scrivener`s palsy, causes a cramp or spasm affecting certain muscles of the hand and/or fingers. Writer`s cramp is a task-specific focal dystonia of the hand. `Focal` refers to the symptoms being limited to one location (the hand in this case), and `task-specific` means that symptoms first occur o...
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A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an occupational dystonia affecting chiefly the muscles of the thumb and two adjoining fingers of the writing hand, induced by excessive use of a pen or pencil. Synonyms: dysgraphia2, graphospasm, scrivener's palsy
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Writer's cramp: A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting. Similar focal dystonias have also been called typist's cramp, pianist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp.
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n] - muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
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graphospasm noun muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil
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