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Parkinsonism as a manifestation of multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Folgar Silvia,
Gatto Emilia Mabel,
Raina Gabriela,
Micheli Federico
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.10317
Subject(s) - parkinsonism , multiple sclerosis , medicine , pediatrics , psychology , psychiatry , pathology , disease
We describe a 48‐year‐old patient, with a diagnosis of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis, who presented to our service with a parkinsonian syndrome that markedly improved after corticosteroid treatment. To the best of our knowledge, only 12 cases of parkinsonism have been reported from 1970 to the present, of which only 8 seemed secondary to MS, i.e., those presenting conclusive imaging evidence or unequivocal response to corticosteroids. © 2002 Movement Disorder Society