Three Cases of Hemiparkinsonism-hemiatrophy Syndrome.
- Author:
Min Jeong PARK
1
;
Sang Myung CHEON
;
Jae Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. jwkim@mail.donga.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemiparkinsonism-hemiatrophy;
Parkinsonism;
Neuroimaging
- MeSH:
Brain;
Extremities;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neuroimaging;
Parkinson Disease, Secondary;
Parkinsonian Disorders
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(6):823-826
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hemiparkinsonism with hemiatrophy (HP-HA) syndrome is characterized by a predominant unilateral parkisonism associated with ipsilateral body and/or contralateral brain abnormality. We report three cases of Hemiparkinsonism- hemiatrophy, which is a rare form of secondary parkinsonism. One patient revealed motor complication in the involved limb suggesting that the degeneration of nigrostriatal pathway as the underlying mechanism in this disorder. The functional neuro-imaging can play an important role to verify the cortical abnormalities when structural changes are not evident in brain MRI.
