Dopa responsive dystonia.
There may be insufficient awareness of dopa responsive dystonia (DRD), which has a characteristic diurnal variation of symptoms. Two children are reported in whom the diagnosis of DRD was missed. The first was thought to have hysteria and the second hereditary spastic paraparesis. A full history is vital for the diagnosis of this important treatable syndrome.
D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking
D007980:Levodopa