title: Proximal myotonic dystrophy associated with parkinsonism.
abstract: Although mental changes and cognitive disorders are seen frequently in myotonic dystrophy (MD) there are only three cases of MD associated with parkinsonism reported in the literature. We report another case of this extremely rare combination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Trakya University School of Medicine, 22030 Edirne, Turkey. celikyahyatr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Nilda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kabayel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001284:Atrophy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D020967:Myotonic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D007980:Levodopa