title: Partially reversible parkinsonism in Whipple's disease with antibiotherapy.
abstract: Progressive parkinsonism developed in a 68-year-old man who had Whipple's disease. Extrapyramidal disturbances improved dramatically after introduction of antibiotherapy (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Uldry
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bogousslavsky
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination