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Progressive dystonia with marked diurnal fluctuation in a Chinese family
Author(s) -
CHANLUI W. Y.,
LOW L. C. K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1984.tb00064.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dystonia , diurnal temperature variation , pediatrics , chinese family , psychiatry , genetics , gene , geology , atmospheric sciences , biology
Two children in a Chinese family with progressive dystonia with marked diurnal variation in symptoms are described. Treatment with L‐dopa resulted in complete disappearance of symptoms in one patient and marked improvement in the other patient.