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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Parkinsonism in Gaucher's disease type 1: Ten new cases and a review of the literature
Movement Disorders, Volume 24, No. 10, Year 2009
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Description
Parkinsonism has been described in patients with Gaucher's disease (GD). We reviewed the 10 cases of patients with both parkinsonism and GD recorded in the French national GD registry, as well as 49 previously published cases. Relative to the general population, parkinsonism in GD patients (1) was more frequent, (2) occurred at an earlier age, (3) responded less well to levodopa, and (4) was more frequently associated with signs of cortical dysfunction. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and substrate reduction therapy (SRT) were ineffective on GD-associated parkinsonism, suggesting that parkinsonism itself is not an indication for ERT or SRT in this setting. © 2009 Movement Disorder Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kraoua, Ichraf
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Stirnemann, Jérôme
France, Bondy
Hopital Jean-verdier
Vérin, Marc
France, Rennes
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
Rose, Christian Sainte
France, Paris
Hopital Saint-vincent-de-paul
Defebvre, Luc J.P.
France, Lille
Chu Lille
Belmatoug, Nadia
France, Clichy
Hôpital Beaujon
Vidailhet, Marie J.
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Sedel, Frédéric
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/mds.22593
ISSN:
15318257
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study