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Acute parkinsonism as first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus unmasked by CMV infection

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  1. Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy

    Marco Marino, Federica Montagnese, Antonio Toscano & Olimpia Musumeci

  2. Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy

    Francesca Morgante

  3. UOSD Neurofisiopatologia e Disordini del Movimento, AOU G. Martino, 98125, Messina, Italy

    Francesca Morgante

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Segment A: neurological examination before treatment. The video demonstrates fixed dystonia of the right lower foot, short-step gait with long-duration freezing of gait, ideomotor apraxia, limb rigidity and bradykinesia. At cranial level, the video shows increased blinking and divergent strabismus in the left eye. Segment B: neurological examination after 5 days methylprednisolone. The patient is able to walk without assistance with short-duration freezing of gait. (WMV 10,018 kb)

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Marino, M., Morgante, F., Montagnese, F. et al. Acute parkinsonism as first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus unmasked by CMV infection. Neurol Sci 35, 2019–2021 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1844-z

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