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Progressive dystonia following resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2392236     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a case of a 55-year-old man in whom progressive extrapyramidal disease developed nearly 1 year after resuscitation from cardiopulmonary arrest. Parkinsonian features evolved within 3 months, and progressive generalized dystonia developed after 11 months. CT and MRI revealed bilateral basal ganglia infarction. Autopsy after 4 years of illness showed bilateral basal ganglia necrosis with preserved corticospinal tracts. These findings support earlier suggestions that postinfarction dystonia is mediated by a pyramidal system lacking normal striatal control.
Authors:
K B Boylan; J H Chin; S J DeArmond
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0028-3878     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurology     Publication Date:  1990 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-10-02     Completed Date:  1990-10-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401060     Medline TA:  Neurology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1458-61     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Dystonia / etiology*,  pathology,  radiography
Heart Arrest / complications*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Resuscitation
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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