Open AccessStridor and parkinsonism
Author(s) -
D. J. Read,
Alastair L. Young
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1469-0756
pISSN - 0032-5473
DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.59.694.520
Subject(s) - medicine , stridor , levodopa , parkinsonism , disease , laryngeal diseases , anesthesia , surgery , parkinson's disease , larynx , airway
A patient is described with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and severe laryngeal stridor. Other than urinary frequency and urgency, not uncommon in this condition, and postoperative levodopa-sensitive postural hypotension, there were no features of generalized autonomic failure. The laryngeal stridor responded to levodopa therapy, and we are not aware that this has been reported previously.
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