Abstract
We describe and present a videotape of a 57-year-old woman admitted to our Neurological Clinic at 46 years of age due to extrapyramidal manifestations suggesting Parkinson's disease (PD) and with a brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showing multi-infarctual leukoencephalopathy. Various investigations led to the diagnosis of Anderson Fabry's disease (AFD). We discuss the possibility of correlation between the patient's parkinsonism and AFD.
Copyright (c) 2005 Movement Disorder Society.
MeSH terms
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Brain / pathology
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Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
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Cerebral Infarction / genetics
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Chromosomes, Human, X
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Dementia, Multi-Infarct / diagnosis
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Dementia, Multi-Infarct / genetics
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fabry Disease / diagnosis*
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Fabry Disease / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Middle Aged
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Neurologic Examination
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Parkinson Disease / diagnosis
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Parkinson Disease / genetics
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Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis*
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Parkinsonian Disorders / genetics
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Pedigree
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Point Mutation
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Statistics as Topic
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Videotape Recording
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alpha-Galactosidase / genetics