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 - 1996 |
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Performance hand cramps in a violinist, remitting with quinine sulfate : A case report. / Durso, Samuel; Drachman, Daniel B.
In: Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Vol. 11, No. 4, 1996, p. 120-122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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