Long-lasting isolated freezing of gait with good response to methylphenidate: A patient with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Jun;21(6):671-2. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.04.003. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Authors

Kyum-Yil Kwon¹, Hye Mi Lee¹, Minjik Kim¹, Sung Hoon Kang¹, Seong-Beom Koh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and Parkinson's Disease Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Neurology and Parkinson's Disease Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25907032
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.04.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Freezing of gait; methylphenidate; pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Gait / drug effects*
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / diagnosis*
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Methylphenidate / administration & dosage
Methylphenidate / therapeutic use*
Middle Aged
Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / physiopathology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
Methylphenidate