Parkinsonism and Anderson Fabry's disease: A case report
โ Scribed by Susanne Buechner; Maria Teresa Rosaria De Cristofaro; Silvia Ramat; Walter Borsini
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
We describe and present a videotape of a 57โyearโold woman admitted to our Neurological Clinic at 46 years of age due to extrapyramidal manifestations suggesting Parkinson's disease (PD) and with a brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showing multiโinfarctual leukoencephalopathy. Various investigations led to the diagnosis of Anderson Fabry's disease (AFD). We discuss the possibility of correlation between the patient's parkinsonism and AFD. ยฉ 2005 Movement Disorder Society
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