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Multiparity after an initial diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: a report on a rare case.

Campos-Sousa RN, Almeida KJ, Dos Santos AR, Lopes-Costa PV, da Silva BB

Department of Neurology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE: To report a very rare case of multiparity after a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of neurology and gynecology of a university teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): A 36-year-old multiparous woman. INTERVENTION(S): Treatment of PD during pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The effect of multiparity on PD. RESULT(S): Multiparity had no effect on the progression of PD, and treatment of the disease during pregnancy appears to have been safe. CONCLUSION(S): Multiparity after a diagnosis of PD is extremely rare and, in the present case, had no effect on the progression of the disease.

Published 1 April 2008 in Fertil Steril.
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