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Dramatic improvement by levodopa treatment in a patient with vascular parkinsonism

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    Halil Onder

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Video 1

Video at admission, showing short stepped gait, characterized with difficulty particularly during turning which was compatible with lower body parkinsonism. (MP4 2033 kb)

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Follow-up video, showing significant improvement on levodopa treatment. (MP4 2227 kb)

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Onder, H. Dramatic improvement by levodopa treatment in a patient with vascular parkinsonism. Neurol Sci 40, 423–425 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3599-4

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