Relationship between Meige syndrome and alpha-methyldopa-induced parkinsonism.
We studied two patients with Meige syndrome who developed alpha-methyldopa-induced parkinsonism. Opposite responses of parkinsonian and dystonic symptoms to antiparkinson drugs in some cases suggest a functionally reciprocal relationship between these disorders.
D000368:Aged; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008538:Meige Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000378:metabolism*
D008750:Methyldopa