A case of acute onset parkinsonism

Teny Mathew John; Ceena Neena Jacob; Jerry Xavier; Saifudeen Kondanath; Cherian C. Ittycheria; R. Jayaprakash

doi:10.5339/qmj.2013.12

A case of acute onset parkinsonism

Teny Mathew John, Ceena Neena Jacob, Jerry Xavier, Saifudeen Kondanath, Cherian C. Ittycheria, R. Jayaprakash

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Abstract

Extra pontine myelinolysis (EPM) is a form of osmotic demyelination syndrome, characterized by the presence of signal alterations in varied sites in the brain other than the pons. When caudate and putamen are involved, it results in a constellation of extra pyramidal signs and symptoms resembling parkinsonism. Here we report a case of this unique syndrome presenting with features of parkinsonism which was successfully treated with dopaminergic drugs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	12
Journal	Qatar Medical Journal
Volume	2013
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2013.12
State	Published - Dec 1 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cxtrapontine myelinolysis (EPM)
Hyponatremia
Osmotic demyelination
Parkinsonism

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General Medicine

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