RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical and single-photon emission computed tomography study of pure akinesia with freezing of gait
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 66
OP 68
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Imen Kacem
A1 Amina Gargouri
A1 Mouna Ben-Djebara
A1 Riadh Gouider
YR 2012
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/17/1/66.abstract
AB The clinical syndrome of pure akinesia (PA) is considered the third phenotype of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and is characterized by freezing of gait and prominent speech disturbance without rigidity or tremor. It is frequently considered one of the dopamine resistant motor syndromes, and its pathophysiology remains unclear. We report a patient followed in the Department of Neurology of Razi Hospital, Tunisia, with PA with gait freezing (PAGF) with a frontal hypoperfusion on single photon emission CT and non-responsive dopa therapy. We discuss the clinical features of PAGF and efficiency of treatment options.