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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2020; 8(2): 313-317
Published online Jan 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.313
Published online Jan 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.313
Role of a wireless surface electromyography in dystonic gait in functional movement disorders: A case report
Min-Kyun Oh, Hyeong Seop Kim, Yun Jeong Jang, Chang Han Lee, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju 52727, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee CH and Oh MK contributed equally to this work; Lee CH and Oh MK designed research, performed research, contributed new reagents/analytic tools, analyzed data and wrote the paper; Kim HS and Jang YJ revised the paper.
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Corresponding author: Chang Han Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, 90 Chilamdong, Jinju 52727, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. ychkhk1407@gmail.com
Received: September 26, 2019
Peer-review started: September 26, 2019
First decision: October 24, 2019
Revised: December 25, 2019
Accepted: January 1, 2020
Article in press: January 1, 2020
Published online: January 26, 2020
Peer-review started: September 26, 2019
First decision: October 24, 2019
Revised: December 25, 2019
Accepted: January 1, 2020
Article in press: January 1, 2020
Published online: January 26, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Dystonic gait occur as one of clinical symptoms associated with functional dystonia in the functional movement disorders. Dystonia is often initiated by voluntary action and associated with persistent muscle activation. In the functional movement disorders, mere presence of an abnormal gait does not confirm a functional etiology. We report an importance of a wireless surface electromyography when it comes to diagnosis the dystonic gait in functional movement disorders, in which other examination didn’t reveal the cause of dystonic gait.