Original footage of the Chilean miners with manganism published in Neurology in 1967. (15th December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miranda, Marcelo; Bustamante, M. Leonor; Mena, Francisco; Lees, Andrew
• Is Part Of: Neurology. Volume 85:Number 24(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-12-15
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurologie -- Périodiques; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002223
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0028-3878

Abstract

Abstract : Manganism has captured the imagination of neurologists for more than a century because of its similarities to Parkinson disease and its indirect but seminal role in the "L-dopa miracle." We present unpublished footage of the original case series reported in Neurology® in 1967 by Mena and Cotzias depicting the typical neurologic signs of manganism in 4 Chilean miners and their response to high doses of L-dopa.