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Protracted Benet From Paradoxical Kinesia In Typical And Atypical Parkinsonisms

Bonanni et al., 2010Other/Unknown

Bonanni, L., Thomas, A., Anzellotti, F., monthsaco, D., Ciccocioppo, F., Varanese, S., Bifolchetti, S., D'Amico, M. C., Di Iorio, A., & Onofrj, M. (2010). Protracted benefit from paradoxical kinesia in typical and atypical parkinsonisms. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 31(6), 751–756. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-010-0403-5

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Case Details

Disease Location

Basal ganglia

Personal Characteristics

59 -year-old male retired chemical engineer,

Clinical Characteristics

Diagnosed with ipd 10 years before quake, motor fluctuations appeared 6 years after initial diagnosis and were seen 3 months before the quake in afternoon off periods and peak-dose dyskinesias. Updrs motor score was 36, dyskinesia score was 3, freezing score of 4, fog-q of 22.

Remission Characteristics

Treatment continued, 2 months after quake updrs motor score was 21, freezing was less frequent, fog-q was 6, mmse was 21, dyskinesias improved, and a updrs went from 3 to 2. 5 months after quake, updrs motor score worsened to 38, freezing went to a 4, and fog-q went to 20

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Noradrenergic augmentation (effect of a life threatening event)/different noradrenergic responses to stress compensatory activation of cerebellar circuitry activation of basal ganglia reserves pk may occur in patients with core and supportive elements typical of ipd-d or dlb

Clinical Treatment

3 months before quake was treated with l-dopa 400mg/day, ropinirole prolonged-release 16mg/day, amantadine 300mg/day, rasagiline 1mg/day and prolong-release l-dopa 200mg/day at night for nocturnal akinesia

Non-Clinical Treatment

Earthquake (life-threatening event)