Sudden Akathisia and Parkinsonism in a Uremic Patient
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The authors report here a case of sudden developed severe akathisia and parkinsonism with basal ganglia lesions in a 52-years-old diabetic uremic patient. Magnetic resonance of brain showed hyperintensities on T1 weighted images on bilateral basal ganglia.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009