Performance hand cramps in a violinist, remitting with quinine sulfate: A case report

Samuel C. Durso; Daniel B. Drachman

Performance hand cramps in a violinist, remitting with quinine sulfate: A case report

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Abstract

The authors report the case of a 60-year-old male violinist with a 5- year history of disabling left hand spasms. When neither calcium carbonate nor diazepam was effective, quinine sulfate was tried. The patient took one- half of a tablet (160 mg) regularly at bedtime anti one-half of a tablet before performances, which completely alleviated his symptoms. He has been using quinine with success for more than 4 years. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the use of quinine for task-specific hand cramps. Further study of this treatment is warranted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	120-122
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Problems of Performing Artists
Volume	11
Issue number	4
State	Published - Dec 1 1996

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