Abstract
CASE PRESENTATION This patient developed a rest tremor of the left hand at age 28 followed by left-sided rigidity. Within 1 year, tremor appeared on the right side also with rigidity. These symptoms, along with bradykinesia, progressed, and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) was made. Two years after the first symptom appeared, carbidopa/levodopa was started. There was a marked response and the patient was almost symptom-free for 3 years, the so-called ‘honeymoon period’. Motor fluctuations then developed, with peak-dose dyskinesias. As the disease progressed the ‘on’ periods shortened, the ‘off’ periods lengthened, and the dyskinesias became violent.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Movement Disorders |
| Subtitle of host publication | 100 Instructive Cases |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 121-123 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203008454 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1841845248, 9781841845241 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |