Levodopa-associated hemifacial dystonia

✍ Scribed by Margery H. Mark; Jacob I. Sage

• Book ID: 102507999
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 126 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0885-3185
• DOI: 10.1002/mds.870060425

✦ Synopsis

Levodopa-Associated Hemifacial Dystonia

To the Editor:

Dystonia associated with the treatment of Parkinson's disease was noted soon after the introduction of levodopa therapy (1). As in idiopathic dystonia, levodopaassociated dystonia may be either focal, segmental, or generalized, and may involve any part of the body. Bilateral or hemidystonia involving unilateral limbs is common. We report a relatively uncommon case of isolated hemifacial dystonia as a complication of treatment with levodopa.