## Abstract A literature review was conducted to investigate whether or not levodopa (LD) responsiveness (LR) is a useful criterion in the diagnosis of parkinsonian disorders. Although LR does appear to differ among the parkinsonian disorders, there is considerable confusion in the literature. Whil
Levodopa-responsive parkinsonism in probable extrapontine myelinolysis of the mesencephalon
โ Scribed by Mathias Toft; Espen Dietrichs
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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