Levodopa-Responsive Early-Onset Parkinsonism in Down Syndrome
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) can develop Alzheimer’s disease as early as 30 to 40 years old, but parkinsonism is rarely described. We report on a 20-year-old woman with Down syndrome and parkinsonism who responded dramatically to carbidopa-levodopa. We propose that the occurrence of parkinson...
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| Main Authors: | Padmini Palat, Francis Hickey, Lina Patel, Elise Sannar |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2314791 |
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