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1316708

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated, by using electrophysiological techniques, 29 patients with juvenile Parkinson's disease (JP), who had no known causes or clinical signs of neuropathy. Electromyographic evidence of chronic partial denervation with reinnervation was observed in nine patients (34.6%). Abnormalities of motor conduction in the common peroneal nerve were present in four (13.8%), Sural sensory conduction in nine (31.9%) and sympathetic skin response (SSR) in eleven (37.9%) patients. The symptoms of dysautonomia correlated poorly with changes in SSR. These abnormalities were independent of age at onset, duration or severity of the disease and antiparkinsonian drugs used. This study suggests that the peripheral nervous system is involved in JP in more than 50% of patients. The commonly observed symptoms of dysautonomia in Parkinson's disease may have a peripheral origin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0001-6314
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
272-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Involvement of peripheral nervous system in juvenile Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article