title: Carbidopa/levodopa-responsive myoclonus.
abstract: A 64-year-old right-handed woman's right hand and arm developed spontaneous jerks that eventually involved her trunk. As she had some features of parkinsonism, she was treated with carbidopa/levodopa and her myoclonus dramatically improved. The mechanism accounting for this improvement is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, Florida, USA. dfitzger@massmed.org
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drago
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Heilman
mesh_terms: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D007980:Levodopa; D002230:Carbidopa