Parkinsonism before James Parkinson: The "Marília de Dirceu" Case

Affiliations

¹ Movement Disorders Clinic, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department The Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil.
² Cognitive Unit, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department The Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil.
³ The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London UK.

Francisco Cardoso et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 3;9(6):741-743.

doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13507. eCollection 2022 Aug.

¹ Movement Disorders Clinic, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department The Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil.
² Cognitive Unit, Neurology Service, Internal Medicine Department The Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil.
³ The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London UK.

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Keywords: James Parkinson; Parkinson's disease; diagnosis; history; parkinsonism.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest relevant to this work.

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