Parkinsonism secondary to neurosyphilis

Movement Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1948-1949

  Spitz, Mariana ^a   Maia, Fernanda Martins ^a   Gomes, Hélio Rodrigues ^a   Scaff, Milberto ^a   Barbosa, Egberto Reis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; OLANZAPINE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELUSION; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOM; TREMOR; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WEAKNESS;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY;

EID: 57049158133     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22171     Document Type: Article

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