Punding in Parkinson′s disease related to high-dose levodopa therapy
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Punding in Parkinson's disease related to high-dose levodopa therapy.
Sir, A 69-year-old lady a case of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) was brought with one-month history of repeated and excessive arranging and counting of dresses. The patient spent a lot of time searching for clothes and dresses and meticulously arranging them according to their sizes. She would repeatedly count them. She would get up from sleep and repeat this act for several hours. On ques...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology India
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0028-3886
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.16947