A parkinsonian kindred.
We report 8 cases of clinical idiopathic Parkinson disease in one kindred. None of the patients presented anomalous symptoms and all responded normally to routine L-Dopa therapy. On the basis of these findings we analyse the possible etiological role of heredity in Parkinson disease.
Clinica Neurologica I, Università di Firenze.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010375:Pedigree
D007980:Levodopa