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Dopa-responsive dystonia with a novel initiation codon mutation in the GCH1 gene misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Sept 2011
Lee Jae-Hyeok, Ki Chang-Seok, Kim Dae-Seong, Cho Jae-Wook, Park Kyung-Phil, Kim Seonhye
Abstract excerpt
Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by childhood-onset dystonia and a dramatic response to relatively low doses of levodopa. However, patients with DRD can be misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy or spastic diplegia due to phenotypic variation. Here we report a young woman with DRD who were severely disabled and misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy for over 10 yr. A small dose of levodopa...
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