Commentary: Juvenile Dystonia-Parkinsonism due to DNAJC6 Mutation

Orlando Barsottini¹, David Garza-Brambila², Claudia Nallely Esparza-Hernández², Jorge Ramirez-Zenteno³, Daniel Martinez-Ramirez², Alfonso Fasano^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Department of Neurology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil.
² Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias da la Salud Monterrey Mexico.
³ Centro de Rehabilitacion e Inclusión Infantil Teleton Chihuahua Mexico.
⁴ Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁵ Division of Neurology UHN Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁶ Division of Neurology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁷ Krembil Brain Institute Toronto Ontario Canada.

Editorial

Orlando Barsottini et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 3;8(Suppl 1):S29-S31.

doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13305. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Orlando Barsottini¹, David Garza-Brambila², Claudia Nallely Esparza-Hernández², Jorge Ramirez-Zenteno³, Daniel Martinez-Ramirez², Alfonso Fasano^{4

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¹ Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Department of Neurology Federal University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil.
² Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias da la Salud Monterrey Mexico.
³ Centro de Rehabilitacion e Inclusión Infantil Teleton Chihuahua Mexico.
⁴ Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁵ Division of Neurology UHN Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁶ Division of Neurology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁷ Krembil Brain Institute Toronto Ontario Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: DNAJC6 mutation; dystonia‐parkinsonism syndrome; juvenile parkinsonism.

Conflict of interest statement

There are no funding sources or conflicts of interest related to this case.

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