Multiparity after an initial diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: a report on a rare case.
OBJECTIVE
To report a very rare case of multiparity after a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD).


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Department of neurology and gynecology of a university teaching hospital.


METHODS
A 36-year-old multiparous woman.


METHODS
Treatment of PD during pregnancy.


METHODS
The effect of multiparity on PD.


RESULTS
Multiparity had no effect on the progression of PD, and treatment of the disease during pregnancy appears to have been safe.


CONCLUSIONS
Multiparity after a diagnosis of PD is extremely rare and, in the present case, had no effect on the progression of the disease.
Campos-Sousa
Raimundo Nonato
RN
Department of Neurology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
Almeida
Kelson James
KJ
Dos Santos
Alesse Ribeiro
AR
Lopes-Costa
Pedro Vitor
PV
da Silva
Benedito Borges
BB
D000328:Adult; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050498:Live Birth; D009321:Natural Childbirth; D010298:Parity; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D007980:Levodopa