Billiards-related dystonia: A new task-specific dystonia

Katarzyna Smilowska; Josefa Domingos; Jaco W Pasman; Daniel J van Wamelen; Bart P van de Warrenburg; Bastiaan R Bloem

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.12.018

Billiards-related dystonia: A new task-specific dystonia

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 Mar:60:10-11. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.12.018. Epub 2018 Dec 24.

Authors

Katarzyna Smilowska¹, Josefa Domingos², Jaco W Pasman¹, Daniel J van Wamelen³, Bart P van de Warrenburg¹, Bastiaan R Bloem⁴

Affiliations

¹ Radboud University Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
² Radboud University Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Motor Behavior, Sport and Health Department, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
³ Radboud University Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, The Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King's College London, Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RT, United Kingdom; National Parkinson Foundation International Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom.
⁴ Radboud University Medical Centre, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: bas.bloem@radboudumc.nl.

PMID: 30591348
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.12.018

Abstract

We report the first videotaped case of focal and task-specific dystonia of the upper limb that occurred exclusively while using a cue during billiard playing. The repetitive movements in conjunction with a highly skilled performance likely contributed to the development of this focal dystonia.

Keywords: Billiard; Sport-related dystonia; Task-specific dystonia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Dystonic Disorders / diagnosis*
Dystonic Disorders / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Skills / physiology*
Sports / physiology*
Upper Extremity / physiopathology*

Supplementary concepts

Dystonia, Focal, Task-Specific