Journal article
Familial parkinsonism, apathy, weight loss, and central hypoventilation: successful long-term management
Neurology, Vol.38(4), pp.637-639
1988
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.38.4.637
PMID: 3352925
Abstract
We report a third family with six members with features of the syndrome of familial parkinsonism, depression, weight loss, and central hypoventilation. Patients with this syndrome typically die suddenly, presumably from central respiratory failure. Following multiple respiratory arrests, one affected member was successfully managed with aggressive pulmonary care, tracheostomy, and intermittent home mechanical ventilation, which, combined with carbidopa/levodopa, allowed for a functional lifestyle with improvement in apathy, mobility, and nutritional status.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Familial parkinsonism, apathy, weight loss, and central hypoventilation: successful long-term management
- Creators
- E. P. III ROY - West Virginia univ. school medicine, dep. neurology, Morgantown WV 26506, United StatesJ. E RIGGS - West Virginia univ. school medicine, dep. neurology, Morgantown WV 26506, United StatesJ. D MARTIN - West Virginia univ. school medicine, dep. neurology, Morgantown WV 26506, United StatesR. A RINGEL - West Virginia univ. school medicine, dep. neurology, Morgantown WV 26506, United StatesL GUTMANN - West Virginia univ. school medicine, dep. neurology, Morgantown WV 26506, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neurology, Vol.38(4), pp.637-639
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Hagerstown, MD
- DOI
- 10.1212/WNL.38.4.637
- PMID
- 3352925
- ISSN
- 0028-3878
- eISSN
- 1526-632X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1988
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9984020760602771
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