Parkinsonism as a manifestation of multiple sclerosis

We describe a 48‐year‐old patient, with a diagnosis of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis, who presented to our service with a parkinsonian syndrome that markedly improved after corticosteroid treatment. To the best of our knowledge, only 12 cases of parkinsonism have been reported from 1970 to...

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Published in:Movement disorders 2003-01, Vol.18 (1), p.108-110
Main Authors: Folgar, Silvia, Gatto, Emilia Mabel, Raina, Gabriela, Micheli, Federico
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
corticotherapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Methylprednisolone - administration & dosage
Middle Aged
movement disorders
multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting - drug therapy
Neurologic Examination - drug effects
Neurology
Parkinsonian Disorders - diagnosis
Parkinsonian Disorders - drug therapy
parkinsonism
Tropical medicine
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Summary:We describe a 48‐year‐old patient, with a diagnosis of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis, who presented to our service with a parkinsonian syndrome that markedly improved after corticosteroid treatment. To the best of our knowledge, only 12 cases of parkinsonism have been reported from 1970 to the present, of which only 8 seemed secondary to MS, i.e., those presenting conclusive imaging evidence or unequivocal response to corticosteroids. © 2002 Movement Disorder Society
ISSN:0885-3185
1531-8257
DOI:10.1002/mds.10317