Phenomenology of “Lubag” or X-linked dystonia–parkinsonism
✍ Scribed by Virgilio Gerald H. Evidente; Joel Advincula; Raymund Esteban; Paul Pasco; Jhoe Anthony Alfon; Filipinas F. Natividad; Joven Cuanang; Amado San Luis; Katrina Gwinn-Hardy; John Hardy; Dena Hernandez; Andrew Singleton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract Lubag is an x‐linked recessive dystonia parkinsonism that affects Filipino men originating principally from the Panay Island. Linkage analysis has confirmed the mode of inheritance and localized the disease gene to the proximal long arm of the x‐chromosome. We studied the brain of a 34
## Abstract We report a patient with Lubag (X‐linked dystonia‐parkinsonism) who presented with severe respiratory stridor form adductor laryngeal breathing dystonia. Emergency tracheostomy was necessary, and subsequent laryngeal injection with botulinum toxin led to worsening aspiration. Botulinum
## Abstract “Lubag,” or Filipino X‐linked dystonia, typically presents with either pure dystonia (that inexorably becomes generalized) or combined dystonia–parkinsonism. We report on three cases of Lubag presenting with isolated parkinsonism without dystonia or late‐onset dystonia and a slower cour
## Abstract “Lubag” or X‐linked dystonia‐parkinsonism (XDP) is a genetic syndrome afflicting Filipino men. Intracranial surgical procedures for Lubag have been unsuccessful. We report a 45‐year‐old Filipino male with genetically confirmed XDP who underwent bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation