Parkinsonian syndrome in the course of aqueductal stenosis hydrocephalus

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1988 Dec;9(6):603-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02337016.

Abstract

Report of a case of hydrocephalus secondary to stenosis of the aqueduct with associated parkinsonian syndrome. The suggested etiopathogenesis: damage to the striatal system favored by underlying weakness of the basal ganglia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Aqueduct / abnormalities*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / complications*
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Levodopa / therapeutic use
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
  • Parkinson Disease / etiology*

Substances

  • Levodopa