| Abstract | Camptocormia in parkinsonism is defined by marked anteroflexion of the trunk, which is relieved by lying down together with minimal or no response to levodopa. We describe here a 47-year-old patient with multiple system atrophy with predominant parkinsonism associated with camptocormia; the camptocormia and parkinsonian motor symptoms were markedly improved with levodopa treatment. |
| Authors | In-Uk Song, Joong-Seok Kim, Kwang-Soo Lee
(Affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea.)
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| Journal | Parkinsonism & related disorders
(Parkinsonism Relat Disord)
Vol. 14
Issue 2
Pg. 161-3
( 2008)
ISSN: 1353-8020 England |
| PMID | 17433754
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- Antiparkinson Agents
- Levodopa
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- 3-Iodobenzylguanidine
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| Topics |
- 3-Iodobenzylguanidine
(diagnostic use)
- Antiparkinson Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Heart
(radionuclide imaging)
- Humans
- Levodopa
(therapeutic use)
- Middle Aged
- Movement
(physiology)
- Movement Disorders
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Multiple System Atrophy
(complications, radionuclide imaging)
- Parkinson Disease
(complications, drug therapy)
- Posture
(physiology)
- Radiopharmaceuticals
(diagnostic use)
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