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postencephalitic Parkinsonism

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postencephalitic Parkinsonism

PARKINSONISM occurring as a sequel to ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
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The famous doctor-novelist Oliver Sacks described release from FOG in parkinsonism patients in a book "Awakening" (1973), (49) which described remarkable changes in symptoms in postencephalitic parkinsonism by the introduction of levodopa therapy.
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