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Contralateral levodopa-induced hemichorea in a patient with severe asymmetric Parkinson’s disease

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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF-2017R1D1A1B06028086).

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  1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea

    Sang-Won Yoo & Joong-Seok Kim

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Video segment 1. Initially, the patient showed marked asymmetric akinetic rigidity that appeared as dystonic posture. She could not unfold her hand at will or on examiner’s command. She did not demonstrate any sign of tremor. Video segment 2. After uptitrating levodopa dosage, the patient experienced sudden occurrence of right hemichorea. Video segment 3. After reducing the dopamine dosage, the patient’s hemichorea completely resolved. (WMV 46857 KB)

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Yoo, SW., Kim, JS. Contralateral levodopa-induced hemichorea in a patient with severe asymmetric Parkinson’s disease. Acta Neurol Belg 120, 691–693 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01115-5

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