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Neurol Clin Pract. 2013 Dec;3(6):469-474. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0b013e3182a78eb5.

Primary dystonia misinterpreted as Parkinson disease: Video case presentation and practical clues.

Neurology. Clinical practice

Olga Klepitskaya, Alexander J Neuwelt, Tam Nguyen, Maureen Leehey

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Denver.

PMID: 24353921 PMCID: PMC3863978 DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0b013e3182a78eb5

Abstract

Diagnosing dystonia can be challenging and depends on the recognition of subtle clinical signs. Due to clinical heterogeneity, variable age at presentation, and overlapping features with other disorders, dystonia is under-recognized. The presence of dystonic tremor is often a reason for misdiagnosis. We report an illustrative case of a patient with

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