Autoimmune-mediated secondary-parkinsonism presented with micrographia and cognitive impairment.
J Neuroimmunol
; 361: 577738, 2021 12 15.
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ABSTRACT
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder while secondary-parkinsonism can be caused by infectious, inflammatory, traumatic, vascular, hereditary, paraneoplastic, or even induced by drug/metal poisoning. Here we report an uncommon subacute parkinsonism who presented with micrographia and mild cognitive impairment. The CSF examination showed inflammatory profile and positive anti-NMDAR antibody. The patient showed no improvement with levodopa/benserazide administration but satisfactory response to immunotherapy with methylprednisolone. This case indicated that autoimmune etiology should also be considered in parkinsonism to exclude a treatable condition.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Parkinson Secundaria
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Autoanticuerpos
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Encefalitis Antirreceptor N-Metil-D-Aspartato
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Disfunción Cognitiva
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Escritura Manual
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Inmunoterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Neuroimmunol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China