BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Blepharospasm (BSP) and apraxia of eyelid opening (AEO) have been reported as dystonia related with parkinsonism. However, systematic analysis of clinical characteristics of BSP and AEO in parkinsonism has been seldom reported. To investigate the clinical characteristics of BSP and AEO in parkinsonism and to find out the clinical significance to differentiate parkinsonism...

Abstract Background Parkinsonism is frequently observed in patients with schizophrenia, and most are diagnosed drug‐induced parkinsonism. However, comorbidity idiopathic Parkinson's disease or Parkinson‐plus syndrome also possible. The pathophysiology treatment for each of these entirely different, thus an appropriate diagnosis required. distinguishing them based on clinical symptoms alone ofte...

Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is rarely associated with parkinsonism. A 52-year-old woman presented with a rare case of DAVF manifesting as parkinsonism and subsequently akinetic mutism. She showed dramatic recovery after endovascular treatment. We also review 10 published reports of DAVF presenting with parkinsonism. The clinical features of these cases at presentation was more closely co...

Parkinsonism is a common, age-related syndrome, characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesias, rigidity, and postural reflex impairment. Though Parkinsonism is not very difficult to recognize, all Parkinsonism is not created equal and it is important to distinguish among the most common identifiable syndromes. This review discusses the key clinical features of these various syndromes, includin...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies of drug-induced parkinsonism remain limited. OBJECTIVES To investigate the incidence and time trends of drug-induced parkinsonism over 30 years in a geographically defined American population. METHODS We used the medical records-linkage system of the Rochester Epidemiology Project to identify all persons in Olmsted County, Minnesota, who received a screeni...

Sir, parkinsonism (PD) is an important neuropsychiatric disorder. Kummer and Teixeira noted that “behavioral and psychological symptoms or neuropsychiatric syndromes associated with PD are frequent and may represent a challenge in the management of these patients.” The degenerative defect in brain tissue can be seen in the patients with parkinsonism. The exact etiology of parkinsonism is not we...

BACKGROUND Patients with parkinsonism exhibit motor symptoms, cognitive impairment, and neuropsychiatric changes, and these symptoms increase caregiver burden. Family dynamics can be influenced by the presence of comorbidities, which is especially important in diseases causing caregiver burden. We investigated the effects of spousal parkinsonism on family functioning and communication. METHOD...

In-Seok Park, M.D.*, Seung-Hee Na, M.D.*, Young-Do Kim, M.D.*, In-Uk Song, M.D.*, Lee-So Maeng, M.D.†, YoungSoon Yang, M.D.‡ Department of Neurology* and Pathology†, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul; Department of Neurology‡, Veterans Hospital, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea There are a variety of different causes of parkinsonism including PD, secondary parkinson...

Secondary parkinsonism has comprised about 20 to 40 percent of all parkinsonism patients in movement disorders clinic. Most of them are induced by certain medications. About 5 to 10 percent of these patients are caused by sudden vascular events, who suffer from their parkinsonism abruptly, and usually of aged people with quite apparent stroke risk factors. Hemosiderosis was only occasionally re...