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FAMILTAL PARALYSIS AGITANS JUVENILIS. A CLINICAL, ANATOMICAL AND GENETIC STUDY
Author(s) -
Ota Yukio,
Miyoshi Sawako,
Ueda Osamu,
Mukai Torayoshi,
Maeda Akio
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1958.tb00623.x
Subject(s) - paralysis , medicine , pathological , psychiatry , pathology
Summary Three familial cases of juvenile type of paralysis agitans have been reported with the following results H A parkinsonian syndrom not due to a latcrit encephalitis can develop before 20 years of age. 2) Its clinical and anatomical findings are very similar to that of classical paralysis agitans. 3) By a detailed genetic study it is demonstrated that the disease is inherited in a recessive mode. The author's heartfelt thanks are due to Prof. Mitsuda , Prof. Yoshida , and Dr. Kawai for their kind advice in genetics and pathological anatomy in completing this report.