Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling
Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome is a rare disorder, mostly reported with occupational overuse of a computer keyboard, mouse, pipette, and vibratory tools or after the use of arm braces. Rarely, it can be spontaneous. It is clinically characterized by spontaneous contraction of the palmaris brevis mus...
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| author | Jacky Ganguly Neha Pandita Shubhrangshu Banerjee Soumava Mukherjee Nilam Singh Purba Basu Hrishikesh Kumar |
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| description | Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome is a rare disorder, mostly reported with occupational overuse of a computer keyboard, mouse, pipette, and vibratory tools or after the use of arm braces. Rarely, it can be spontaneous. It is clinically characterized by spontaneous contraction of the palmaris brevis muscle over the hypothenar eminence. Here, we report a patient with long-standing, spontaneous, and bilateral palmaris brevis spasm syndrome without any occupational exposure who demonstrated excellent response to botulinum toxin therapy. Clinicians should be aware of this rare but treatable entity in patients presenting with hypothenar spasms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b64b8ef2f7a24c44b09eafffe117b15c2025-03-05T14:15:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Movement Disorders2590-34462590-34542024-05-017212212410.4103/aomd.aomd_40_23Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimplingJacky GangulyNeha PanditaShubhrangshu BanerjeeSoumava MukherjeeNilam SinghPurba BasuHrishikesh KumarPalmaris brevis spasm syndrome is a rare disorder, mostly reported with occupational overuse of a computer keyboard, mouse, pipette, and vibratory tools or after the use of arm braces. Rarely, it can be spontaneous. It is clinically characterized by spontaneous contraction of the palmaris brevis muscle over the hypothenar eminence. Here, we report a patient with long-standing, spontaneous, and bilateral palmaris brevis spasm syndrome without any occupational exposure who demonstrated excellent response to botulinum toxin therapy. Clinicians should be aware of this rare but treatable entity in patients presenting with hypothenar spasms.https://doi.org/10.4103/aomd.aomd_40_23botulinum toxinpalmaris brevis spasm syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Jacky Ganguly Neha Pandita Shubhrangshu Banerjee Soumava Mukherjee Nilam Singh Purba Basu Hrishikesh Kumar Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling Annals of Movement Disorders botulinum toxin palmaris brevis spasm syndrome |
| title | Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling |
| title_full | Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling |
| title_fullStr | Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling |
| title_short | Palmaris brevis spasm syndrome: The treatable hypothenar dimpling |
| title_sort | palmaris brevis spasm syndrome the treatable hypothenar dimpling |
| topic | botulinum toxin palmaris brevis spasm syndrome |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4103/aomd.aomd_40_23 |
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