Parkinsonism in viral, paraneoplastic, and autoimmune diseases

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Secondary parkinsonism, namely parkinsonism due to causes other than idiopathic neurodegeneration, may have multiple etiologies. Common secondary etiologies of parkinsonism such as drug-induced or vascular etiologies are well documented. Other secondary causes of parkinsonism such as infectious (mainly viral and prion-like diseases), autoimmune (systemic/drug-induced) and paraneoplastic etiologies are rare but are a topic of increasing interest. Older examples from the existing literature demonstrate the intricacies of viral infection from the last pandemic of the 20th century on the development of hypokinetic symptoms experienced in post-encephalitic patients. Viral and prion-like infections are only part of a complex interplay between the body's immune response and aberrant cell cycle perturbations leading to malignancy. In addition to the classic systemic autoimmune diseases (mainly systemic lupus erythematosus - SLE, and Sjögren syndrome), there have been new developments in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as more prominent use of immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of solid tumors. Both of these developments have deepened our understanding of the underlying pathophysiologic process. Increased awareness and understanding of these rarer etiologies of parkinsonism is crucial to the modern diagnostic evaluation of a patient with parkinsonian symptoms as the potential treatment options may differ from the conventional levodopa-based therapeutic regimen of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. This review article aims to give an up-to-date review of the current literature on parkinsonian symptoms, their pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, and available treatment options. Many potential future directions in the field of parkinsonian conditions remain to be explored. This article is part of the Special Issue "Parkinsonism across the spectrum of movement disorders and beyond" edited by Joseph Jankovic, Daniel D. Truong and Matteo Bologna.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:433

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Journal of the neurological sciences - 433(2022) vom: 15. Feb., Seite 120014

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xing, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Marsili, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Truong, Daniel D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune
COVID19
Journal Article
Paraneoplastic
Parkinsonism
Review
Viral

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Date Completed 16.02.2022

Date Revised 16.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jns.2021.120014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331701197