| Literature DB >> 12539218 |
Charulata Sankhla Savant1, B S Singhal, Joseph Jankovic, Mak Khan, Amin Virani.
Abstract
Post-encephalitic parkinsonism is a well-known entity, but involvement of the basal ganglia is rarely documented. We describe a 21-year-old man who developed parkinsonism following encephalitic illness presumed to be of viral origin with substantia nigra lesions evident on magnetic resonance imaging scan.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12539218 DOI: 10.1002/mds.10339
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mov Disord ISSN: 0885-3185 Impact factor: 10.338