Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease with valosin-containing protein gene mutation.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mutations in the gene encoding valosin-containing protein (VCP) are related to myriad medical conditions, including familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inclusion body myopathy, and frontotemporal dementia. There are several reports of a link between these mutations and early onset Parkinson disease (PD). CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a 53-year-old PD patient with VCP mutation who later...

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