[Dopa-sensitive muscular dystonia. Segawa's syndrome. A case report]

Ann Pediatr (Paris). 1992 Apr;39(4):248-50.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A four-year-old girl developed difficulty in walking due to dystonia of the right then left foot, rest tremor in both hands, and rigidity. These symptoms worsened upon exertion and in the evening and were remarkably responsive to L. dopa, suggesting the diagnosis of fluctuating muscular dystonia or Segawa syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dystonia / diagnosis
  • Dystonia / drug therapy*
  • Dystonia / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Levodopa / pharmacology
  • Levodopa / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Levodopa