Clinical features of juvenile Parkinson's disease
- VernacularTitle:青少年型帕金森病的临床特征
- Author:
Yuhu ZHANG
;
Beisha TANG
;
Xinxiang YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Juvenile Parkinson's disease Clinic Diagnosis
- From:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the clinical features of juvenile Parkinson's disease(PD).Methods The clinical materials in 28 patients with juvenile Parkinsonism were analysed retrospectively.Results Among the 28 cases, 5 patients from 3 families had familial history and presented autosomal recessive inheritance(AR-JP).The sympotoms of the parkinsonian triad were mild and unsymmetric.The disease progressed slowly.Hyperreflexia and diurnal fluctuation of sympotoms were often seen in these patients,but brain CT and MRI were often nomal.Response to levodopa was satisfactory,but dopa-induced motor fluctuations occurred early. In contrast to sporadic juvenile PD,AR-JP tended to have earlier age of onset( 20.6?5.68 years),longer duration of progression of parkinsonian signs and symptoms( 9.5?5.77 years),more frequent presence of hyperreglexia and diural fluctuation,and more frequent appearance of dopa-related motor fluctuations.Conclusion The clinical features of patients with juvenile PD are peculiar and juvenile PD may be an independent disease entity.AR-JP is different from sporadic juvenile PD,which suggests that there may be different pathogenesis between these two subtypes.