Progressive dystonia with marked diurnal fluctuation in a Chinese family.
Two children in a Chinese family with progressive dystonia with marked diurnal variation in symptoms are described. Treatment with L-dopa resulted in complete disappearance of symptoms in one patient and marked improvement in the other patient.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004421:Dystonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male
D007980:Levodopa