Parkinsonian syndrome in the course of aqueductal stenosis hydrocephalus.
Report of a case of hydrocephalus secondary to stenosis of the aqueduct with associated parkinsonian syndrome. The suggested etiopathogenesis: damage to the striatal system favored by underlying weakness of the basal ganglia.
Cantini
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R
Istituto di Neurochirurgia dell'Università di Pisa.
Ferrito
G
G
Lutzemberger
L
L
Marcacci
G
G
D000328:Adult; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D007980:Levodopa