Journal of Aging Science

MD, PhD in Neurology, Unit of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, ASL RM 6, District 2, Via Gallerie di Sotto snc, 00041 Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy

Publications

• Case Report   
  A Rare Case of PAF Comorbid with Epilepsy: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of a Patient in Charge at Outpatient Home Care Clinic
  Author(s): Flora Zarola* and Profeta B
  
  Objective: A home care patient who was previously on outpatient clinic care with a suspicion of Parkinson's disease was taken in charge. The clinical history reported a poor response to dopaminergic therapy that had been interrupted at the initiative of the patient and his family. Therefore, the initial aim was a better diagnostic definition of a possible extrapyramidal disease and the development of a more effective treatment. Background: During the previous home visits, some signs suggesting a Parkinsonism such as reduced facial expression and a certain motor slowdown with a slight axial stiffness were found, while along the way an orthostatic hypotension was added to clinical observation. A first new attempt with dopaminergic therapy had given little satisfaction, but in the meantime the presence of reported episodes of a.. View more»
  

  Abstract HTML PDF