Substantia nigra lesions in viral encephalitis
- 4 November 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 18 (2) , 213-216
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.10339
Abstract
Post‐encephalitic parkinsonism is a well‐known entity, but involvement of the basal ganglia is rarely documented. We describe a 21‐year‐old man who developed parkinsonism following encephalitic illness presumed to be of viral origin with substantia nigra lesions evident on magnetic resonance imaging scan.Keywords
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