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Reversible parkinsonism and dystonia following probable mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

✍ Scribed by Dr. Jong S. Kim; Il S. Choi; Myoung C. Lee

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 276 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-3185
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870100419

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Abstract

Infectious disease is a rare cause of parkinsonism. We report a 7‐year‐old boy who developed flu‐like symptoms followed by parkinsonian features including hypophonia, hypomimia, bradykinesia, and dystonia. A T2‐weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging showed high singnal intensities in both basal ganglia. The results of serial serologic tests of Mycoplasma pneumonia antibody suggest that this movement disorder was associated with Mycoplasma pneumonia infection. The patient's symptoms gradually resolved, and the basal ganglionic lesions disappeared on follow‐up magnetic resonance imaging.

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