Purposeless Groaning in Parkinson’s Disease

Purposeless groaning has been reported in advanced progressive supranuclear palsy. We present a case of purposeless groaning occurring as a primary complaint in a patient with advanced Parkinson’s disease. Purposeless groaning is thought to be a manifestation of disinhibition and perseveration due t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lim, Shen-Yang, Tan, Ai Huey, Lim, Jia Lun, Ahmad-Annuar, Azlina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Movement Disorder Society 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29860787
http://dx.doi.org/10.14802/jmd.18004
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Sumario:Purposeless groaning has been reported in advanced progressive supranuclear palsy. We present a case of purposeless groaning occurring as a primary complaint in a patient with advanced Parkinson’s disease. Purposeless groaning is thought to be a manifestation of disinhibition and perseveration due to frontal-subcortical dysfunction. Proper recognition of this phenomenon will help clinicians to avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment (e.g., prescription of opioid medications).

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