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Drug abuse may damage basal ganglia that are essential for planning and execution of movements. We report a 38-year old patient with ischemic lesions of the basal ganglia presenting with… Click to show full abstract
Drug abuse may damage basal ganglia that are essential for planning and execution of movements. We report a 38-year old patient with ischemic lesions of the basal ganglia presenting with bilateral painful dystonia and parkinsonism caused by polyintoxication. Dronabinol resulted in improvement of pain and gait disturbance, suggesting a novel therapeutic strategy in these challenging patients.
Keywords:
bilateral parkinsonism;
dystonia;
report secondary;
secondary bilateral;
parkinsonism;
case report
Journal Title: F1000Research
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: F1000Research
Year Published: 2020
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