Table 1.
Characteristics of people with dystonia and controls.
| Dystonia Group | Control Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Age (yr) | Type | Time since onset (yr) | Handedness (EHI) | WCRS (0–30) | ADDS (0–100) | Gender | Age | Handedness (EHI) |
| M | 70 | WD | 8 | 92 | 5.7 | 35.2 | F | 71 | 92 |
| M | 57 | MD | 6 | 88 | 3 | 82.1 | M | 59 | 92 |
| M | 63 | WD | 18 | 92 | 10 | 50.9 | M | 62 | 92 |
| M | 60 | WD | 17 | 25 | 8.7 | 50.9 | M | 62 | 83 |
| M | 80 | MD | 11 | 92 | 15.7 | 50.9 | M | 83 | 88 |
| F | 37 | WD | 3 | 92 | 7 | 54.2 | F | 44 | 92 |
| M | 50 | MD | 5 | 88 † | 7 | 34.4 | M | 54 | 88 |
| M | 55 | WD | 4 | 92 | 4 | 50.9 | M | 55 | 88 |
Abbreviations: WD, Writers Dystonia; MD, Musicians Dystonia; ADDS, Arm Dystonia Disability Scale (higher scores, less disability); WCRS, Writer’s Cramp Writing Scale (higher scores, greater impairment); EHI, Edinburgh handedness inventory. † This participant experienced dystonia in their non-dominant hand.