Multiple sclerosis exceptionally presenting as parkinsonism responds to intravenous methylprednisolone

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 654-655

  Saidha, S ^a   Mok, T H ^a   Butler, M ^a   Fanning, N ^b   Harrington, H ^a  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Interferon 1a; Intravenous methylprednisolone; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; CARBIDOPA; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; GAIT DISORDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TREMOR;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949912723     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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