Parkinsonism following bilateral hypoxic-ischemic lesions of the striatum.
A 40-year-old white male received cardio-pulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest due to an epileptic status. Four months after the incident he developed an akinetic-rigid syndrome and a postural tremor more pronounced on the right side of the body. Brain imaging revealed bilateral lesions of the putamen and caudate nucleus. Levodopa improved bradykinesia and muscular rigidity, but not the postural tremor.
Neurologische Fachklinik Kipfenberg, Kindingerstrasse 13, 85110, Kipfenberg, Germany. dennis.nowak@neurologie-kipfenberg.de
Dennis A
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Nowak
Andreas
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Bock
Matthias
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Ponfick
Hans-Jürgen
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Gdynia
D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000473:pathology*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents