Dopa responsive dystonia and juvenile Parkinson's disease: two subtypes of the same disorder?

P Lamberti; M de Mari; G Iliceto; F Federico

Dopa responsive dystonia and juvenile Parkinson's disease: two subtypes of the same disorder?

Acta Neurol (Napoli). 1992 Aug-Dec;14(4-6):451-4.

Authors

P Lamberti¹, M de Mari, G Iliceto, F Federico

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Neurology, University of Bari, Italy.

PMID: 1293988

Abstract

We report a sporadic case of Dopa responsive dystonia and two families with different combinations of parkinsonism and dystonia. The possible relationships between Dopa responsive dystonia and early onset Parkinson's disease are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Diagnosis, Differential
Dystonia / classification*
Dystonia / diagnosis
Dystonia / drug therapy
Dystonia / genetics
Female
Genes, Dominant
Humans
Levodopa / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / classification*
Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
Parkinson Disease / genetics

Substances

Levodopa