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11422872

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosed by REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). The patient was a 68-year-old man. On admission, rigidity in the left upper and lower extremities, bradykinesia, and gait disturbance were noted. In addition, polysomnography revealed REM sleep without atonia (RWA), and a diagnosis of untreated PD associated with RBD was made. Polysomnographic data showed that REM density decreased and RWA tended to increase after administration of a combination of L-DOPA and DCI (L-DOPA/DCI). Thus, we considered that the pathophysiological mechanism of RBD in this case was based not only on the dysfunction of the brainstem mechanism of RWA, but also on the impairment of dopaminergic neuron.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1323-1316
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Parasomnia as an occasion for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. miyamasa@dokkyomed.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports