Steele Richardson Olszewski syndrome
Parkinson′s disease and its plus syndromes are an important cause of morbidity in the geriatric age group. Its plus syndromes show a myriad of clinical features characterized by progressive symptoms. Here we present a 65-year-old woman with progressive "Parkinsonian-like features," i.e., m...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University 2013-07, Vol.6 (3), p.342-345 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Parkinson′s disease and its plus syndromes are an important cause of morbidity in the geriatric age group. Its plus syndromes show a myriad of clinical features characterized by progressive symptoms. Here we present a 65-year-old woman with progressive "Parkinsonian-like features," i.e., mask-like face, slowness of all movements and tendency to fall, and difficulty in eye movements, leading to the diagnosis of Steele Richardson Olszewski Syndrome or progressive supranuclear palsy. |
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ISSN: | 0975-2870 |
DOI: | 10.4103/0975-2870.114671 |