Postvaccinal parkinsonism
作者:
Rosana S. C. Alves,
Egberto R. Barbosa,
Milberto Scaff,
期刊:
Movement Disorders
(WILEY Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 2
页码: 178-180
ISSN:0885-3185
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1002/mds.870070213
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: Encephalitis;Rigid‐akinetic syndrome;Parkinsonism
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractA 5‐year‐old boy, with a history of fever beginning 15 days after a vaccination for measles, developed a rigid‐akinetic syndrome 3 days after the fever began. A spinal tap obtained 1 week after the onset of fever showed pleocytosis with a monocellular pattern. A CT scan of the head and EEG did not disclose any abnormality. An MRI performed 3 months after the event, however, showed clear‐cut evidence of bilateral substantia nigra lesions, suggesting secondary gliosis. The response to levodopa was good, but adverse reactions appeared early. The child is now 7 years old. Bromocriptine, deprenyl, and levodopa have produced a remarkable improvement of the parkinsonian f
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