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A case of acute onset parkinsonism

Author(s) -

Teny John,

Ceeeena Jacob,

Jerry Xavier,

Saifudeen Kondanath,

Cherian C. Ittycheria,

R. Jayaprakash

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

qatar medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 2227-0426

pISSN - 0253-8253

DOI - 10.5339/qmj.2013.12

Subject(s) - parkinsonism , medicine , central pontine myelinolysis , putamen , pons , dopaminergic , neuroscience , dopamine , disease , hyponatremia , psychology

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.

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