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Dopa-responsive parkinsonism phenotype of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Sept 2002
Lu Chin-Song, Wu Chou Yah-Huei, Yen Tzu-Chen, Tsai Chon-Haw, Chen Rou-Shayn, Chang Hsiu-Chen
Abstract excerpt
We report on 2 brothers, Patients 1 and 2, who presented with a similar clinical syndrome consisting of resting tumor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and dysarthria at the ages of 40 and 43 years, respectively. An excellent response to levodopa therapy was observed throughout the disease course. No gait or limb ataxia, slow saccades, or decreased tendon reflexes were detected, but unsteadiness of gait with propulsion...
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