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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2018

A 28-year-old man, a teacher, after emotional stress developed painful muscle spasms in his right hand that occur during writing; now he has to hold the pen between the second and third fingers. He has no problems with typing or writing on the blackboard; no other motor disturbances or neurological pathologies are detected. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Parkinsonism
  2. Neuropathy of the right ulnar nerve
  3. Neuropathy of the right radial nerve
  4. Writer’s cramp
  5. Cortical agraphia
Correct answer

Writer’s cramp

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