Conjugate eye deviations as dyskinesias induced by levodopa in Parkinson's disease.
Involuntary upward and lateral eye movements are described in two Parkinson's disease patients who also experience levodopa-induced choreoathetoid limb movements simultaneously. These brief deviations of gaze represent a rare ocular manifestation of dyskinesia and are similar to oculogyric movements resulting from other causes.
Clinical Neuroscience Center, Sinai Hospital, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D007980:Levodopa