RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Oligoclonal banding in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with postencephalitic Parkinsonism.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 790
OP 792
DO 10.1136/jnnp.42.9.790
VO 42
IS 9
A1 Williams, A
A1 Houff, S
A1 Lees, A
A1 Calne, D B
YR 1979
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/42/9/790.abstract
AB Two recent sporadic cases of progressive Parkinsonism after encephalitis are described. Both patients had two oligoclonal protein bands in their CSF. These bands were not present in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and might, therefore, be useful for diagnostic purposes, particularly when the history of encephalitis is uncertain.