Woman with a 26-year history of parkinsonism, supranuclear ophthalmoplegia, and loss of postural reflexes

Paul H Gordon; Stanley Fahn; Steven Chin; Lawrence I Golbe; Timothy Lynch; David Eidelberg

doi:10.1002/mds.20139

Woman with a 26-year history of parkinsonism, supranuclear ophthalmoplegia, and loss of postural reflexes

Mov Disord. 2004 Aug;19(8):950-61. doi: 10.1002/mds.20139.

Authors

Paul H Gordon¹, Stanley Fahn, Steven Chin, Lawrence I Golbe, Timothy Lynch, David Eidelberg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.

PMID: 15300663
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20139

Abstract

A woman who had her first serious fall at age 48 years subsequently developed neurological symptoms. Her case is described, differential diagnoses are presented, pathology is discussed, and a final diagnosis is reached.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye / physiopathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Neurologic Examination
Neuropsychological Tests
Oligoclonal Bands / metabolism
Parkinsonian Disorders / physiopathology*
Posture / physiology*
Reflex / physiology*
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / physiopathology*
Tomography, Emission-Computed / methods

Substances

Oligoclonal Bands