Cirrhosis presenting as Parkinsonism

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-181

  Noone, Mohan ^a   Pradeep Kumar, V ^a   Ummer, K ^a   Achambat, Laila ^a   Salam, K ^a  

^a BABY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration; Cirrhosis; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; ENTACAPONE; LACTULOSE; ORNITHINE ASPARTATE; PROPRANOLOL; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COG WHEEL PHENOMENON; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FACIES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; PARKINSONISM; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 52149093710     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.42938     Document Type: Article

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