Abstract
Four male and one female patients of a new Joseph disease family in southern Kyushu are presented. This disorder is inherited by autosomal dominant trait. The clinical symptoms are characterized by bulging eyes, ophthalmoplegia, dysarthria, rigospasticity of the lower limbs, marked dystonia and bradykinesia. In our cases, extrapyramidal symptoms were improved by amantadine and L-dopa therapy. CSF homovanilic acid (HVA) was markedly reduced. Muscle biopsy and electromyographic studies revealed neurogenic changes. MRI revealed mild atrophy of frontal lobe and cerebellum, and marked atrophy of brain stem. These findings were consistent with the clinical manifestations. Our case had central type sleep apnea by sleep EEG and polygraphic studies. This is the first report about sleep apnea and MRI of Joseph disease.
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Kitamura, Junichi, Tsuruta, Kazuhito, Yamamura, Yoshinori, Kurihara, Teruyuki, and Matsukura, Shigeru.
Five cases of a Joseph disease family with non-REM sleep apnea and MRI study.
Japan: N. p.,
1987.
Web.
Kitamura, Junichi, Tsuruta, Kazuhito, Yamamura, Yoshinori, Kurihara, Teruyuki, & Matsukura, Shigeru.
Five cases of a Joseph disease family with non-REM sleep apnea and MRI study.
Japan.
Kitamura, Junichi, Tsuruta, Kazuhito, Yamamura, Yoshinori, Kurihara, Teruyuki, and Matsukura, Shigeru.
1987.
"Five cases of a Joseph disease family with non-REM sleep apnea and MRI study."
Japan.
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title = {Five cases of a Joseph disease family with non-REM sleep apnea and MRI study}
author = {Kitamura, Junichi, Tsuruta, Kazuhito, Yamamura, Yoshinori, Kurihara, Teruyuki, and Matsukura, Shigeru}
abstractNote = {Four male and one female patients of a new Joseph disease family in southern Kyushu are presented. This disorder is inherited by autosomal dominant trait. The clinical symptoms are characterized by bulging eyes, ophthalmoplegia, dysarthria, rigospasticity of the lower limbs, marked dystonia and bradykinesia. In our cases, extrapyramidal symptoms were improved by amantadine and L-dopa therapy. CSF homovanilic acid (HVA) was markedly reduced. Muscle biopsy and electromyographic studies revealed neurogenic changes. MRI revealed mild atrophy of frontal lobe and cerebellum, and marked atrophy of brain stem. These findings were consistent with the clinical manifestations. Our case had central type sleep apnea by sleep EEG and polygraphic studies. This is the first report about sleep apnea and MRI of Joseph disease.}
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title = {Five cases of a Joseph disease family with non-REM sleep apnea and MRI study}
author = {Kitamura, Junichi, Tsuruta, Kazuhito, Yamamura, Yoshinori, Kurihara, Teruyuki, and Matsukura, Shigeru}
abstractNote = {Four male and one female patients of a new Joseph disease family in southern Kyushu are presented. This disorder is inherited by autosomal dominant trait. The clinical symptoms are characterized by bulging eyes, ophthalmoplegia, dysarthria, rigospasticity of the lower limbs, marked dystonia and bradykinesia. In our cases, extrapyramidal symptoms were improved by amantadine and L-dopa therapy. CSF homovanilic acid (HVA) was markedly reduced. Muscle biopsy and electromyographic studies revealed neurogenic changes. MRI revealed mild atrophy of frontal lobe and cerebellum, and marked atrophy of brain stem. These findings were consistent with the clinical manifestations. Our case had central type sleep apnea by sleep EEG and polygraphic studies. This is the first report about sleep apnea and MRI of Joseph disease.}
journal = []
volume = {27:9}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Japan}
year = {1987}
month = {Sep}
}