Case Report: Secondary bilateral parkinsonism and dystonia treated with dronabinol.
Natalia SzejkoFlorian BurgerVictoria SidoroffGregor K WenningPublished in: F1000Research (2020)
Drug abuse may damage basal ganglia that are essential for planning and execution of movements. We report a 38-year old patient with ischemic lesions of the basal ganglia presenting with bilateral painful dystonia and parkinsonism caused by polyintoxication. Dronabinol resulted in improvement of pain and gait disturbance, suggesting a novel therapeutic strategy in these challenging patients.
Keyphrases
- case report
- deep brain stimulation
- end stage renal disease
- parkinson disease
- newly diagnosed
- early onset
- drug induced
- ejection fraction
- chronic pain
- chronic kidney disease
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord injury
- postoperative pain
- patient reported