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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 3/2020

01-06-2020 | Parkinson's Disease | Letter to the Editor

Contralateral levodopa-induced hemichorea in a patient with severe asymmetric Parkinson’s disease

Authors: Sang-Won Yoo, Joong-Seok Kim

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 3/2020

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The motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are predominantly due to progressive degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons. In most cases, there is a substantial asymmetry of clinical symptoms from disease onset [1]. Such lack of symmetry in the appearance of symptoms is so conspicuous that it serves as a clinical parameter to differentiate the disease from other neurodegenerative parkinsonian syndromes. …
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Metadata
Title
Contralateral levodopa-induced hemichorea in a patient with severe asymmetric Parkinson’s disease
Authors
Sang-Won Yoo
Joong-Seok Kim
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01115-5

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