Abnormal somatosensory homunculus in dystonia of the hand

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Bara-Jimenez, W [1 ]
Catalan, MJ [1 ]
Hallett, M [1 ]
Gerloff, C [1 ]
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[1] NINDS, Human Motor Control Sect, Med Neurol Branch, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1002/ana.410440520
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Abnormalities of the sensory system have been proposed as causative factors for dystonia By mapping the human cortical hand somatosensory area of 6 patients with focal dystonia of the hand, we found an abnormality of the normal homuncular organization of the finger representations in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1). Although a remote antecedent event or even a developmental anomaly cannot entirely be ruled out, our findings may support the concept that abnormal plasticity is involved in the development of dystonia.
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