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. 1988 Oct;51(10):1345–1348. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.51.10.1345

Dystonic-Parkinsonian syndrome after cyanide poisoning: clinical and MRI findings.

F Carella 1, M P Grassi 1, M Savoiardo 1, P Contri 1, B Rapuzzi 1, A Mangoni 1
PMCID: PMC1032927  PMID: 3225591

Abstract

Progressive Parkinsonism, dystonia and apraxia of eye opening were seen after cyanide poisoning. CT scan and MRI showed lesions in the basal ganglia, cerebellum and cerebral cortex consistent with reported pathological findings.

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