Rehabilitation of a Patient with Diurnally Fluctuating Hereditary Progressive Dystonia- A casereport

Authors

Yung-Ming Lin
May-Kuen Wong
Yu-Yi Chien
Kuo-Yiau Hsiu

Translated Title

遺傳漸進日間性肌張力異常症之復健：病例報告

Abstract

Diurnally fluctuating hereditary progressive dystoria is a very rare disorder. In 1975, Segawa regarded this disorder as an entity, and there are 46 cases reported till 1986 since then. The clinical manifestation of this disease are: normal development, early onset, dyotonia, diurnal change, excellent response to L-dopa. In this report, a 21-year-old female, who had had symptoms onset since 8 years old; became wheel chair bound at 15 years of age; was not diagnosed correctly until 20 years old. She received corrective surgery on her bilateral equinocavovarus feet, L-dopa and rehabilitation programs. She was able to walk without any support on assistan device after treatment.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

215

Last Page

219

Recommended Citation

Lin, Yung-Ming; Wong, May-Kuen; Chien, Yu-Yi; and Hsiu, Kuo-Yiau (1992) "Rehabilitation of a Patient with Diurnally Fluctuating Hereditary Progressive Dystonia- A casereport," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.1867
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol20/iss1/35