Patient with limb girdle dystrophy presenting with dopa-responsive dystonia--a case report.
Dopa-responsive dystonias are rare. We report a 14-year-old male who was diagnosed as a case of limb girdle dystrophy and had features suggestive of dopa-responsive dystonia.
Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
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D000293:Adolescent; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004421:Dystonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014282:Trihexyphenidyl / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015259:Dopamine Agents; D007980:Levodopa; D014282:Trihexyphenidyl