Levodopa therapy improves motor function in HIV-infected children with extrapyramidal syndromes.
Neurology
; 47(6): 1583-5, 1996 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8960752
ABSTRACT
Five children with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infection, aged 4 to 13 years, manifested extrapyramidal dysfunction characterized by rigidity/stiffness, ambulation difficulties/shuffling gait, dysarthria/drooling/swallowing dysfunction, hypomimetic/inexpressive facies, and bradykinesia. Levodopa therapy caused an initial improvement in all symptoms, and the effect was sustained in most patients. Levodopa is a useful adjunctive therapy in HIV-1-infected children with extrapyramidal syndromes, by enhancing motor function and improving their quality of life.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Levodopa
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Infecções por HIV
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Transtornos dos Movimentos
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos