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Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism: a clinical and genetic analysis of a new kindred.
Neurology - 10 Oct 2000
Pittock S J, Joyce C, O'Keane V, Hugle B, Hardiman M O, Brett F, Green A J, Barton D E, King M D, Webb D W
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BACKGROUND: Rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP) is an autosomal dominant disorder linked to chromosome 19q13 that is characterized by sudden onset of primarily bulbar and upper limb dystonia with parkinsonism. METHODS: The authors evaluated 12 individuals from three generations of an Irish family and obtained detailed medical records on a deceased member. The authors describe the clinical, psychiatric, and...
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