Partially reversible parkinsonism in Whipple's disease with antibiotherapy.
Progressive parkinsonism developed in a 68-year-old man who had Whipple's disease. Extrapyramidal disturbances improved dramatically after introduction of antibiotherapy (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole).
Uldry
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PA
Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Bogousslavsky
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D000368:Aged; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D005684:Gait / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination