Focal task-specific hand dystonia related to esports in a rhythm gamer: A case report

Kentaro Kawama; Jun Ikezawa; Yuji Saitoh; Kazushi Takahashi

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105967

Focal task-specific hand dystonia related to esports in a rhythm gamer: A case report

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2024 Feb:119:105967. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105967. Epub 2023 Dec 28.

Authors

Kentaro Kawama¹, Jun Ikezawa², Yuji Saitoh³, Kazushi Takahashi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: kentarou_kawama@tmhp.jp.
² Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: jun_ikezawa@tmhp.jp.
³ Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: yuji_saito@tmhp.jp.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: kazushi_takahashi@tmhp.jp.

PMID: 38171173
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105967

Abstract

Herein, we report a novel case of focal task-specific dystonia of the upper extremity that occurred in a 27-year-old man who presented with flexion of the left third, fourth, and fifth fingers exclusively during rhythm gameplay. Dystonia during electronic sports should be recognized as a new type of occupational dystonia.

Keywords: Dystonia; Esports; Focal task-specific dystonia; Music video game; Rhythm gamer.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Dystonia* / complications
Dystonic Disorders* / etiology
Hand
Humans
Male
Music*
Upper Extremity

Supplementary concepts

Dystonia, Focal, Task-Specific