Levodopa effective parkinsonism associated with aqueductal stenosis: A case report and review of the literature

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1089-1092

  Asamoto, Shunji ^a   Yokochi, Masayuki ^b   Sugiura, Kazuo ^b   Sugiyama, Hiroyuki ^b   Hirabayashi, Kyuugo ^b   Nakama, Hideyuki ^b   Doi, Hiroshi ^b   Tanaka, Shigeki ^b   Matsumoto, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a Department of Dentistry Oral surgery   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Hydrocephalus; Parkinsonism; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEVODOPA; PARKINSON DISEASE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0032407169     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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