Dopa responsive dystonia and juvenile Parkinson's disease: two subtypes of the same disorder?
We report a sporadic case of Dopa responsive dystonia and two families with different combinations of parkinsonism and dystonia. The possible relationships between Dopa responsive dystonia and early onset Parkinson's disease are discussed.
Lamberti
P
P
Institute of Neurology, University of Bari, Italy.
de Mari
M
M
Iliceto
G
G
Federico
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004421:Dystonia / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics
D007980:Levodopa