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Dopa-responsive dystonia and early-onset Parkinson's disease in a patient with GTP cyclohydrolase I deficiency?
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 May 2006
Hjermind Lena Elisabeth, Johannsen Lis Gitte, Blau Nenad, Wevers Ron Allan, Lucking Christoph-Burkhard, Hertz Jens Michael, Friberg Lars, Regeur Lisbeth, Nielsen Jørgen Erik, Sørensen Sven Asger
Abstract excerpt
We describe a patient with a combination of dystonic and parkinsonian signs. Paraclinical studies revealed a mutation in the GTP cyclohydrolase I gene (GCH1) and a decrease in [123I]-N-omega-fluoropropyl-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane (123I-FP-CIT) binding ratios indicative of Parkinson's disease. We conclude that the patient probably suffers from a variant of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) or...
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