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Paradoxical response to apomorphine in a case of atypical parkinsonism
Giulio Cicarelli1, Maria Teresa Pellecchia, Giuseppe De Michele
1Department of Neurological Sciences, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Abstract:
We describe a patient with clinical signs of parkinsonism showing a paradoxical response to apomorphine injection. We discuss possible pathogenetic mechanisms with regard to the literature and suggest the diagnosis of a striatonigral degeneration at an early stage.