An akinetic-rigid syndrome, depression, and stereotypies in a young man.
A young man is presented who developed an akinetic-rigid syndrome shortly after a minor illness. Rituals and stereoptypies were prominent. At its most severe he was unable to feed himself. There was no response to L-dopa/cardopa treatment. A course of ECT was followed by a marked improvement in his condition. Attempts to stop ECT for more than a week have led to recurrence of his bradykinesia.
Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
J W
JW
Lance
I
I
Hickie
D
D
Wakefield
J G
JG
Colebatch
F
F
Cardoso
M
M
Vidailhet
D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010301:Parkinson Disease, Postencephalitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D019956:Stereotypic Movement Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy