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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2314791
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