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Case 22 - Case of Parkinsonism That Never Had a Good Response to Levodopa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2021

Pedro Rosa-Neto
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Serge Gauthier
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
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Summary

This 62-year-old former accountant presented to a neurologist with complaints of a right hand tremor, slowness, and gait difficulties. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and received pramipexole up to 1.5 mg tid. On this medication, he reported being well for 2 years. After 3 years of evolution, levodopa/carbidopa was introduced because of a worsening of his parkinsonism. His tremor was initially significantly improved by levodopa, but the effect was lost after less than a year. Higher doses caused episodes of hypotension and also spasms of his neck and toes which were treated with clonazepam. At the fifth year, he developed significant freezing of gait and needed a walker to ambulate safely.

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Case Studies in Dementia
Common and Uncommon Presentations
, pp. 101 - 104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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