Huertas-Hoyas, ElisabetMartínez-Piédrola, Rosa MSánchez-Herrera-Baeza, PatriciaSerrada-Tejeda, SergioMáximo-Bocanegra, NuriaSánchez-Camarero, CarlosPérez-de-Heredia-Torres, MartaMartínez-Castrillo, Juan Carlos2024-07-022024-07-022023-01Huertas-Hoyas, E., Martínez-Piédrola, M. R., Sánchez-Herrera-Baeza, P., Serrada Tejeda, S., Máximo-Bocanegra, N., Sánchez Camarero, C., Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres, M., & Martínez Castrillo, J. C. (2023). Descripción de la afectación de la destreza y función manual en pacientes con distonía focal de la mano. Neurologia, S0213-4853(20)30128-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nrl.2020.04.0200213-4853https://hdl.handle.net/10115/36174We performed an observational, cross-sectional, case-control study including 24 participants (12 patients with focal hand dystonia and 12 controls). The patients were referred by the neurology department of Hospital Ramón y Cajal. We gathered sociodemographic data, as well as retrospective clinical data for patients. We subsequently administered evaluation tests, in the following order: Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT), Box and Blocks Test (BBT), Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT), and Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function (JTTHF).The study sample included a total of 24 participants, 7 women and 17 men, with a mean age (standard deviation) of 50.79 (14.40) years. In the patient group, neuromuscular involvement or psycho-emotional problems were not detected in half of cases; smaller numbers of patients presented difficulties associated with the right shoulder (25%) and anxious state (33.3%).spaAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/article10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.04.028info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess