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GHOFRANI M, TONEKABONI H. DOPA RESPONSIVE DYSTONIA: A CASE REPORT. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1999; 13 (3) :235-236
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DOPA RESPONSIVE DYSTONIA: A CASE REPORT
MOHAMMAD GHOFRANI , HASSAN TONEKABONI
From the Department of Pediatric Neurology, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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Dopa responsive dystonia (DRD) is a dystonic syndrome of childhood, usually affecting gait and subsequently developing into parkinsonism with a dramatic therapeutic response to levodopa. At the best of our recollection this is the first case in Iranian medical literature of a 13 year old boy, affected by this interesting, rare and treatable disease which can be easily diagnosed if clinicians have a high index of suspicion. We also have a brief discussion on the pathophysiology of DRD.
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Pediatric
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