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Electrical injuries to the extremities may result in a range of neurologic manifestations, which include movement disorders such as parkinsonism, segmental myoclonus, choreoathetosis, tremors and dystonia. A 66-year-old man developed segmental dystonia of the right upper extremity at the age of nine, three years after he accidentally held a live 240-V electrical wire in his right hand. MRI brain and cervical cord were normal. We discuss this unusual cause of secondary dystonia and review the literature.
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Lim, E.C.H., Seet, R.C.S. Segmental dystonia following electrocution in childhood. Neurol Sci 28, 38–41 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-007-0746-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-007-0746-8