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NITTA Yumiko
Department Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Health Sciences Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2016/12 |
| Type | Articles |
| Peer Review | With peer review |
| Title | Relationship between the Characteristics of Lumbago of Parkinson's Disease and Efficacy of Neurotropin in Aged Patient |
| Contribution Type | Co-Authored Publication |
| Journal | International Medical Journal |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Volume, Issue, Pages | 23(6),pp.715-717 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Author and coauthor | ◎Toshihide Harada, Fumiko Ishizaki, Yumiko Nitta, Satomi Aoi, Hiromi Ikeda, Tadayuki Iida, Chiho Chikamura, Kohsaku Nitta |
| Details | Objective: An 87-year-old female diagnosed with Parkinson's disease consulted our clinic presenting with gait disturbance and lumbago.
Design: A clinical study. Materials and methods: The patient had hypokinesia, a stooped posture and walking with short steps. And in the "off" peri- ods, slow movement, gait disturbance and lumbago became worse. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at modified Hoehn & Yahr (HY) stage 4. The total unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) and revised version of Hasegawa's dementia scale (HDS-R) became 71 and 25 respectively. Results: Her visual analogue scale (VAS) score for lumbago was 52 mm on a 0-100 mm scale. We started the treatment with 624 mg/day of Neurotropin tablets. After treatment with Neurotropin, her lumbago dramatically improved. Conclusions: Neurotropin may be useful for the clinical management of lumbago of Parkinson's disease. |