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Parkinsonism in children resulting from mesencephalic tumors
1Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland.
Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society
|September 24, 1999
Abstract:
Parkinsonism secondary to intrinsic brain stem mass lesions is rare. Two children with parkinsonism caused by mesencephalic tumors are reported. The pathophysiological mechanisms of this association are discussed and the literature describing similar cases is reviewed.