Involuntary Thumb Flexion on Neurological Examination: An Unusual Form of Upper Limb Dystonia in the Faroe Islands

• Main Authors: Kim C. Y., Petersen M. S., Eliasen E. H., Defazio G., Greene P., Jinnah H. A., Tijssen M. A. J., Louis E. D.
• Other Authors: Kim, C. Y., Petersen, M. S., Eliasen, E. H., Defazio, G., Greene, P., Jinnah, H. A., Tijssen, M. A. J., Louis, E. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Dystonia; Faroe Island; focal dystonia; phenomenology; thumb flexion; Faroe Islands; Thumb
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11584/284931; https://doi.org/10.7916/tohm.v0.686; https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/686

Background: The prevalence of dystonia varies worldwide. A prior report suggested a high prevalence of focal dystonia in the Faroese population, possibly reflecting a founder effect. During standardized neurological examination as part of an ongoing neuroepidemiologic study in the Faroe Islands, we...