| Autor: |
Navamayooran Thavanesan, Martin Gillies, Michael Farrell, Alex L. Green, Tipu Aziz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 232-237 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1662-680X |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000368571 |
| Popis: |
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is approved for idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) but has a poor evidence base in Parkinson-plus syndromes such as multiple system atrophy (MSA). We describe the clinical and neuropathological findings in a man who was initially diagnosed with IPD, in whom DBS was unsuccessful, and in whom MSA was unexpectedly diagnosed at a subsequent autopsy. This case report highlights that DBS is often unsuccessful in MSA and also demonstrates that MSA can masquerade as IPD, which may explain treatment failure in a small group of patients apparently suffering from Parkinson's disease. Additionally, it also presents a case with an unusually long duration of disease prior to death, comparable only to a handful of other cases in the literature. |
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