Akinetic Mutism and Parkinsonism Associated with Obstructive Hydrocephalus
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- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 12 (3) , 255-258
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100047119
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with idiopathic aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus who had several episodes of akinetic mutism, each preceded by shunt malfunction, that resolved with shunt revision. She also developed a parkinson’s syndrome resistant to shunt revision but responsive to antiparkinsonian medications. The Parkinson’s syndrome and the episodes of akinetic mutism may be related to a reduction of dopaminergic input to the striatum and to the cingulate and frontal cortex brought about or worsened by ventricular dilatation.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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