A Case of Hereditary Progressive Dystonia With Diurnal Fluctuation.
- Author:
Dong Hun KIM
1
;
Sang Ok RA
;
Seon Chool HWANG
;
Mun Sung CHOI
;
Kyu Hyun PARK
;
Sang Wook KIM
;
Dae Soo JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Maryknoll Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Dystonia*;
Incidence;
Levodopa;
Movement Disorders;
Parkinson Disease;
Posture;
Wills
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1990;8(2):344-348
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hereditary progressive dystonia develope in the first decade of ?life and is characterized by marked diurnal fluctuation of symptoms(dystonic postures and movements), i.e.symptoms aggrevated towards evening and alleviated after sleep. These symptoms and signs responded dramatically to levodopa. With the high incidence of familial cases this disorder is considers to be hereditary, but inheritance is not clear yet. Segawa regarded this disorder as a dystonia different from Parkinson's disease and other types of dystonic movement disorders, thereafter it has been reported under name of hereditary progressive dystonia with marked diurnal fluctuation.
