Dopa-sensitive progressive dystonia of childhood with diurnal fluctuations of symptoms: a case report

Progressive dystonia with diurnal fluctuations sensitive to levodopa, also known as Segawa's disease, is a rare form of autosomal dominant extrapyramidal disease in the pediatric age group. The dystonic and Parkinson-like symptoms are the main clinical features of the disease and, characteristi...

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Main Authors: José Luiz Dias Gherpelli, Lídia Mayumi Nagae, Aron Diament
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1995-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000200022&lng=en&tlng=en