Abstract
A 64-year-old right-handed woman's right hand and arm developed spontaneous jerks that eventually involved her trunk. As she had some features of parkinsonism, she was treated with carbidopa/levodopa and her myoclonus dramatically improved. The mechanism accounting for this improvement is unknown.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Antiparkinson Agents / therapeutic use*
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Carbidopa / therapeutic use*
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Female
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Humans
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Levodopa / therapeutic use*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / instrumentation
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Middle Aged
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Myoclonus / drug therapy*
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Myoclonus / pathology
Substances
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Antiparkinson Agents
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Levodopa
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Carbidopa