title: Parkinsonian syndrome in the course of aqueductal stenosis hydrocephalus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Neurochirurgia dell'Università di Pisa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lutzemberger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marcacci
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007980:Levodopa