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Parkinsonism caused by chronic subdural hematoma. A case report

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A 48 year-old man with chronic subdural hematoma presented with a parkinsonian syndrome. Removal of the hematoma was followed by gradual disappearance of the extrapyramidal symptoms, as in other, rare, published cases.

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Gli Autori riportano il caso di un uomo di 48 anni affetto da ematoma cronico subdurale e che presentava una sindrome parkinsoniana. Come per le altre rare osservazioni presenti nella letteratura, alla rimozione dell'ematoma era seguita la graduale risoluzione dei sintomi extrapiramidali.

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  1. IIa Clinica, Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Policlinico di Careggi, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 85, 50134, Firenze

    Accardi R. & Arnetoli G.

  2. Divisione di Neurochirurgia, U.S.L. 10/D, Firenze

    Ammannati F.

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Accardi, R., Arnetoli, G. & Ammannati, F. Parkinsonism caused by chronic subdural hematoma. A case report. Ital J Neuro Sci 6, 109–111 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229229

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