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Erschienen in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 3/2020

06.03.2019 | Letter to the Editor

Contralateral levodopa-induced hemichorea in a patient with severe asymmetric Parkinson’s disease

verfasst von: Sang-Won Yoo, Joong-Seok Kim

Erschienen in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Ausgabe 3/2020

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The motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are predominantly due to progressive degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons. In most cases, there is a substantial asymmetry of clinical symptoms from disease onset [1]. Such lack of symmetry in the appearance of symptoms is so conspicuous that it serves as a clinical parameter to differentiate the disease from other neurodegenerative parkinsonian syndromes. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Contralateral levodopa-induced hemichorea in a patient with severe asymmetric Parkinson’s disease
verfasst von
Sang-Won Yoo
Joong-Seok Kim
Publikationsdatum
06.03.2019
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Ausgabe 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Elektronische ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01115-5

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