J Clin Neurol.  2018 Jul;14(3):423-425. 10.3988/jcn.2018.14.3.423.

An Elderly Woman with Reversal of Clinical Presentation Mimicking Rapid-Onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism

• Ahn BJ
• Kwon KY

• KMID: 2415065
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2018.14.3.423

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Aged*
Female
Humans

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Brain and cervical MRI of the patient revealed no responsible lesion for hemidystonia-parkinsonism. A and B: Mild cerebral ischemia in periventricular white matter with multifocal leukoaraiosis is evident. However, no hemispheric atrophy or any lesion in the basal ganglia or brainstem is observed. C: Sagittal cervical MRI shows mild cervical disc herniation at the C5 and C6 level, without any cervical myelopathy or root compression. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.

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