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oa A case of acute onset parkinsonism
- Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2013, Issue 2, May 2014, 12
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- 17 March 2013
- 12 September 2013
- 01 March 2014
Abstract
Extra pontine myelinolysis (EPM) is a form of osmotic demyelination syndrome, characterized by the presence of signal alterations in varied sites in the brain other than the pons. When caudate and putamen are involved, it results in a constellation of extra pyramidal signs and symptoms resembling parkinsonism. Here we report a case of this unique syndrome presenting with features of parkinsonism which was successfully treated with dopaminergic drugs.
© 2013 John, Jacob, Xavier, Kondanath, Ittycheria, Jayaprakash, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals.