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KMID : 0361420070310020238
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2007 Volume.31 No. 2 p.238 ~ p.242
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The Effect of Levodopa on Akinetic Mutism in Bilateral Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction - A case report -
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Kim Deog-Young
Park Chang-Il
Ohn Suk-Hoon
Lim Jong-Youb
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Abstract
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Akinetic mutism is a clinical syndrome in which the patient is unable to speak (mutism) or move (akinesia). Various brain lesions can induce akinetic mutism. We attended a 71-year-old woman who presented with akinetic mutism caused by bilateral anterior cerebral artery infarction. The patient improved after the administration of levodopa com-bined with carbidopa, in response to visual and verbal stimuli. Increased verbal output and spontaneous motor activities were also noted. Levodopa may be helpful to the treatment of akinetic mutism.
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KEYWORD
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Akinetic Mutism, Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction, Levodopa
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