| Literature DB >> 15159499 |
B E Assmann1, R O Robinson, R A H Surtees, C Bräutigam, S J R Heales, R A Wevers, J Zschocke, K Hyland, R Sharma, G F Hoffmann.
Abstract
Two girls and one boy are described, with severe infantile parkinsonism-dystonia. This syndrome is usually caused by endogenous dopamine deficiency but in these patients was associated with elevated dopamine metabolites in CSF and an unusual eye movement disorder: ocular flutter together with saccade initiation failure. Pyramidal tract signs also emerged in the course of the disease in two patients. This combination of symptoms and biochemical findings suggests a unique pathogenic mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15159499 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000126440.16612.51
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910