| Abstract | We report on a patient who developed acute parkinsonian symptoms following shunt revision for hydrocephalus. Parkinsonism improved dramatically after levodopa therapy. Furthermore, there was no recurrence of Parkinsonism despite discontinuation of levodopa. This observation suggests that Parkinsonism in this patient was caused by reversible dysfunction of the presynaptic nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway due to hydrocephalus. |
| Authors | Mi Jung Kim, Sun J Chung, Young H Sung, Myoung C Lee, Joo-Hyuk Im
(Affiliation: Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.)
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| Journal | Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
(Mov Disord)
Vol. 21
Issue 8
Pg. 1279-81
(Aug 2006)
ISSN: 0885-3185 United States |
| PMID | 16639728
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Copyright | (c) 2006 Movement Disorder Society |
| Chemical References |
- Antiparkinson Agents
- Levodopa
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| Topics |
- Antiparkinson Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Brain
(pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Hydrocephalus
(complications)
- Levodopa
(therapeutic use)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Parkinson Disease
(complications, drug therapy)
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