A pseudohemipharetic form of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's disease can present as a progressive hemiparesis without tremor. The presence of mild cogwheel rigidity in a hemiparetic patient may suggest the diagnosis, as may the normal findings on brain scan and electroencephalogram in a patient with gradually evolving hemiparesis. The response to appropriate medication has been prompt and excellent. It is important that Parkinson's disease be considered in the differential diagnosis of a progressively evolving hemiparesis.
D000368:Aged; D000547:Amantadine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014282:Trihexyphenidyl / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014282:Trihexyphenidyl; D000547:Amantadine; D002230:Carbidopa