POST WHIPLASH DYSTONIA WELL CONTROLLED BY TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVOUS STIMULATION (TENS) - CASE-REPORT

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FOLEYNOLAN, D
KINIRONS, M
COUGHLAN, RJ
OCONNOR, P
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[1] MATER MISERICORDIAE HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,DUBLIN 7,IRELAND
[2] MATER MISERICORDIAE HOSP,DEPT TRAUMA,DUBLIN 7,IRELAND
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10.1097/00005373-199007000-00026
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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It has been established that peripheral trauma can cause focal and generalized dystonias, which may be difficult to treat. The case presented of a 28-year-old with post whiplash focal dystonia shows that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may be a useful treatment in the early management of focal dystonias which fail to respond to conventional therapy. © 1990 by The Williams and Wilkins Co.
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