LEVODOPA-RESPONSIVE PARKINSONISM IN A PATIENT WITH DOWNS-SYNDROME

被引:6
作者
SINGER, C [1 ]
SANCHEZRAMOS, J [1 ]
WEINER, WJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MIAMI,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,POB 016960,MIAMI,FL 33101
关键词
Down’s syndrome; Parkinsonism; Parkinson’s disease; Trisomy; 21;
D O I
10.1159/000117355
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We report a patient with Down’s syndrome (DS) who developed progressive parkinsonian symptomatology at the age of 43 years. His parkinsonism was responsive to levodopa/carbidopa, but he developed end of dose wearing off. We discuss basal ganglia and dopamine abnormalities in DS and suggest that DS may be associated with parkinsonism. © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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