title: [Parkinsonism after lethargic encephalitis: possibly the first Spanish case in the second half of the century].
abstract: We present the case of a 38-year-old patient who developed symptoms are parkinsonian syndrome at the age of 14, after meningoencephalitis meeting the criteria for a diagnosis of lethargic encephalitis (LE). The extrapyramidal symptoms are asymmetric are quiescent and have responded successfully to levodopa therapy for over 20 years. This is the first such case of parkinsonism secondary to LE to have been described in the Spanish medical literature in recent decades.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina y Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guitera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berciano
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pascual
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012894:Sleep Stages; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D007980:Levodopa
vernacular_title: Parkinsonismo postencefalitis letárgica: primer posible caso español de la segunda mitad de siglo.