Movement disorders associated with encephalitis lethargica: a video compilation.

摘要: Encephalitis lethargica (EL; epidemic encephalitis; von Economo's disease) often presented with a movement disorder, and the motor consequences of postencephalitic parkinsonism (PEP) were characteristic chronic sequelae this condition. PEP was similar to Parkinson's disease but more variable had some distinct features such as oculogyric crises. Although two previous publications have included video images disorders associated EL PEP, sequences typically short, showed only few patients, did not include work several neurologists who foresight preserve filmed their patients. We describe most complete record moving that been preserved make them available in edited form.