Talk:Parkinsonism

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[edit] Cerebellar thoracic outlet syndrome

I wasn't aware that thoracic outlet syndrome could cause parkinsonism, as this isn't a typical finding. Perhaps this could be better referenced in the article. Andrew73 00:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC):It is only a particular type of TOS that can cause it - Cerebellar Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Toriono) [1996] 37 (6 Supplement 1) : 155-166 (E.I.Fernandez Noda, J.Nunez-Arguelles, J.Perez Fernandez, J.Castillo, M.Perez Izquierdo, H.Rivera Luna)
Rinsho Kyobu Geka [1987] 7 (3) : 271-275 (E.I.Noda Fernandez, A.Lugo, E.Berrios, J.R.del Valle, F.Alvardo, M.S.Buch, J.P.Fernandez)
--Professor Rizzo Naudi 00:54, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

This is far from established. The two papers that come up on PubMed are from the same Puerto Rican research group and no attempts seem to have been made to verify its existence, let alone replicate the interventions they propose.

Harrisson's "Principles of Internal Medicine" 16th ed page 2408 gives a fairly exhaustive list for the differential of Parkinsonism. CTOS is not in the list. If something is not in a highly authoritative textbook, I suspect it may not be worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia. JFW | T@lk 21:02, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article too "list-y"

I'd like to see the differential diagnosis section re-written in prose - any volunteers? If not, I'll take a stab at it in the next week or so.... -- MarcoTolo 01:40, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

I agree that the existing references aren't the best ones out there, but perhaps it may be reasonable to leave them in place for now until better ones are found. Andrew73 20:08, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

If there are particular references that folks feel less-than-comfortable with, I'm not particularly attached to any of the refs - feel free to replace them (textbooks, peer-reviewed, etc). -- MarcoTolo 20:21, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hydrocephalus

Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease can often occur simultaneously with Hydrocephalus [1,2,3], and can be due to the effects of Hydrocephalus [2,4,5,6]. The Parkinson's Disease symptoms may be caused by increased intracranial pressure reducing blood flow to the basal ganglia where dopamine is produced [6].

[1] Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry [2001] 70 (3) : 289-297 (H.Stolze, J.P.Kuhtz-Buschbeck, H.Drucke, K.Johnk, M.Illert, G.Deuschl)

[2] Movement Disorders [1997] 12 (1) : 52-60 (J.K.Krauss, J.P.Regel, D.W.Droste, M.Orszagh, J.J.Borremans, W.Vach)

[3] Movement Disorders [1994] 9 (5) : 508-520 (T.Curran, A.E.Lang)

[4] Movement Disorders [1986] 1 (1) : 59-64 (J.Jankovic, M.Newmark, P.Peter)

[5] Canadian Journal of Neurological Science [1985] 12 (3) : 255-258 (L.Berger, S.Gauthier, R.Leblanc)

[6] Pediatric Neurology [1988] 4 (2) : 117-119 (E.Shahar, R.Lambert, P.A.Hwang, H.J.Hoffman)

Tojo, we've discussed this before. It is rare and not listed in major textbooks. JFW | T@lk 06:26, 24 July 2007 (UTC)