Generalized dystonia, athetosis, and parkinsonism associated with FOXG1 mutation
✍ Scribed by Aurélie Méneret; Cyril Mignot; Isabelle An; Marie-Odile Habert; Aurélia Jacquette; Marie Vidailhet; Thierry Bienvenu; Emmanuel Roze
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 341 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
FIG. 1. MRI showed symmetric (A) hypointensity signal on T1weighted imaging and (B) hyperintensity signal on T2-weighted imaging in bilateral substantia nigra on admission. A repeated MRI after 3 months showed resolution of the lesions on (C) T2-weighted imaging and (D) T1-weighted imaging.
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