Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Subdural hematoma is a rare cause of parkinsonism. We present the case of a 78-year-old man with right-side dominant parkinsonism about 3 months after a minor head injury. MRI reveals a chronic subdural hematoma on the left side with mildly displaced midline structures. The parkinsonian features wer...

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Main Authors: Bosuk Park, Sook Keun Song, Jin Yong Hong, Phil Hyu Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Movement Disorders Society 2009-05-01
Series:Journal of Movement Disorders
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Online Access:http://e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-2-1-43-11.pdf
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spelling doaj-4ef4d9c4fd4347df9fdc927c9b2a176c2020-11-24T22:58:44ZengKorean Movement Disorders SocietyJournal of Movement Disorders2005-940X2093-49392009-05-0121434410.14802/jmd.0901191Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural HematomaBosuk ParkSook Keun SongJin Yong HongPhil Hyu LeeSubdural hematoma is a rare cause of parkinsonism. We present the case of a 78-year-old man with right-side dominant parkinsonism about 3 months after a minor head injury. MRI reveals a chronic subdural hematoma on the left side with mildly displaced midline structures. The parkinsonian features were almost completely disappeared after neurosurgical evacuation of the hematoma without any anti-parkinson drug.http://e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-2-1-43-11.pdfParkinsonismChronic subdural hematoma
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author Bosuk Park
Sook Keun Song
Jin Yong Hong
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Sook Keun Song
Jin Yong Hong
Phil Hyu Lee
Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Journal of Movement Disorders
Parkinsonism
Chronic subdural hematoma
author_facet Bosuk Park
Sook Keun Song
Jin Yong Hong
Phil Hyu Lee
author_sort Bosuk Park
title Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma
title_short Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma
title_full Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma
title_fullStr Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma
title_full_unstemmed Parkinsonsim due to a Chronic Subdural Hematoma
title_sort parkinsonsim due to a chronic subdural hematoma
publisher Korean Movement Disorders Society
series Journal of Movement Disorders
issn 2005-940X
2093-4939
publishDate 2009-05-01
description Subdural hematoma is a rare cause of parkinsonism. We present the case of a 78-year-old man with right-side dominant parkinsonism about 3 months after a minor head injury. MRI reveals a chronic subdural hematoma on the left side with mildly displaced midline structures. The parkinsonian features were almost completely disappeared after neurosurgical evacuation of the hematoma without any anti-parkinson drug.
topic Parkinsonism
Chronic subdural hematoma
url http://e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-2-1-43-11.pdf
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