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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2023

Diagnostic pitfalls in young onset parkinsonism and its unique challenges: A case report from rural Nepal.

Himal Bikram Bhattarai, Bibhusan Basnet, Madhur Bhattarai, Ayush Shrestha, Swotantra Gautam, Saral Lamichhane, Manish Uprety, Bidushi Pokhrel, Sanjit Kumar Sah, Jayant Yadav

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Himal Bikram BhattaraiGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Pvt Ltd, Pokhara, Nepal.
Bibhusan BasnetBP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Madhur BhattaraiTribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-1082
Ayush ShresthaTribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6203-3593
Swotantra GautamBP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Saral LamichhaneGandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Pvt Ltd, Pokhara, Nepal.
Manish UpretyKathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bidushi PokhrelNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sanjit Kumar SahTribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jayant YadavTribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tribhuvan University · NPB.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NPKathmandu University · NPNepalese Army Institute of Health Services · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease resulting from the loss of dopamine-secreting neurons present in the substantia nigra of the brain. Parkinson's disease is classified as early-onset and late-onset disease based on the time of its presentation. Since young patients with Parkinson's disease have an atypical clinical presentation and have to deal with their careers, raising families, or both at the time of diagnosis and also have a higher risk of drug-related side effects, it poses unique challenges for the patient, clinical team, and community. We present the case of a 40-year-old female with young onset Parkinson's disease from rural Nepal and the challenges faced during and after the disease in a resource-limited setting.

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atypical presentationchallenges in diagnosisrural NepalYoung onset Parkinsonism

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PMCPMC10474787
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