[Secondary parkinsonism following midbrain hemorrhage].
We report a patient who developed right sided cogwheel rigidity and resting tremor after left midbrain hemorrhage. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed left midbrain old hemorrhage including substantia nigra. I-123 iodoamphetamine single photon emission computed tomography (IMP-SPECT) images showed reduced radioisotope (RI)-uptake in the left striatum, thalamus and frontal lobe. Our report shows that focal midbrain lesion can produce parkinsonism.
Inoue
H
H
Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital.
Udaka
F
F
Takahashi
M
M
Nishinaka
K
K
Kameyama
M
M
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008636:Mesencephalon; D008875:Middle Aged; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000209:etiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology