Task Specific Focal Dystonia (Writer’s Cramp): An Unusual Adverse Effects of Aripiprazole
Current Overview on Disease and Health Research Vol. 5,
15 October 2022
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Page 117-122
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/codhr/v5/4289A
Abstract
Writer’s cramp is the most commonly identified tasks specific focal dystonia of writing, characterized by abnormal muscle spasm of hand and arm. In my case a 20(twenty) years unmarried male from urban part of Tripura, India was presented with history of difficulty to write because of a stiffening of his right hand and also he was noticed that prolonged period of writing caused cramping pain of his right hand. He was diagnosed a case of paranoid schizophrenia (F20.0) as per ICD-10 for last three years and was on tablet Aripiprazole. Diagnosis of writer’s cramp was made which developed after six months of treatment with Aripiprazole 15 mg.
- Dystonia
- movement disorders
- antipsychotic agents