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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Blepharospasm is uncommon in Parkinson's disease, especially in the peak-dose dyskinesia period.Case presentation
We herein present the case of a patient with PD who developed blepharospasm in the peak-dose dyskinesia period. The symptom was improved by taking amantadine.Conclusion
The current report expands the phenomenology of peak-dose dykinesia in PD to include dystonic blepharospasm. This complication of levodopa therapy may respond to amantadine despite the dystonic appearance of movements.
SUBMITTER: Fan QY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9561359 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fan Qian-Ya QY Zhang Xiao-Dong XD Hu Ze-Di ZD Huang Shi-Shi SS Zhu Shi-Guo SG Chen Cai-Ping CP Zhang Xiong X Wang Jian-Yong JY
Frontiers in neurology 20220930
<h4>Introduction</h4>Blepharospasm is uncommon in Parkinson's disease, especially in the peak-dose dyskinesia period.<h4>Case presentation</h4>We herein present the case of a patient with PD who developed blepharospasm in the peak-dose dyskinesia period. The symptom was improved by taking amantadine.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The current report expands the phenomenology of peak-dose dykinesia in PD to include dystonic blepharospasm. This complication of levodopa therapy may respond to amantadine despite ...[more]