Abstract
Camptocormia has been described in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). We present a patient with young-onset PD in whom the disease progressed over 25 years to a crippling state with severe camptocormia and bent knees. The camptocormia along with other parkinsonian symptoms improved dramatically after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Conversion Disorder / etiology
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Conversion Disorder / pathology
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Conversion Disorder / surgery*
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Deep Brain Stimulation*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
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Male
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Parkinson Disease / complications
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Parkinson Disease / pathology
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Parkinson Disease / surgery
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Subthalamic Nucleus / physiopathology
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Subthalamic Nucleus / radiation effects*