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A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
Joint Authors
Hattori, Nobutaka
Kawajiri, Sumihiro
Hoshino, Yasunobu
Nakamura, Ryota
Noda, Kazuyuki
Tomizawa, Yuji
Okuma, Yasuyuki
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PoLMT) is a rare movement disorder characterized by flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and torsion of toes without pain.
It is considered a variant of Painful Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PLMT), which is characterized by similar movements but with pain.
Although neuropathy and several central nervous system (CNS) involvements have been reported to be associated with PoLMT, the actual cause and mechanism remain unclear.
Here we describe the first case of PoLMT in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), parallel to parkinsonism in severity, who demonstrated a good response to dopaminergic therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kawajiri, Sumihiro& Hoshino, Yasunobu& Nakamura, Ryota& Noda, Kazuyuki& Tomizawa, Yuji& Hattori, Nobutaka…[et al.]. 2016. A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101309
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kawajiri, Sumihiro…[et al.]. A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101309
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kawajiri, Sumihiro& Hoshino, Yasunobu& Nakamura, Ryota& Noda, Kazuyuki& Tomizawa, Yuji& Hattori, Nobutaka…[et al.]. A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101309
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101309