ARTHUR KÜMMER, MAILA DE CASTRO
Residente de Psiquiatria do Instituto Raul Soares, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (Fhemig).
HÉLIO LAUAR
Médico Psiquiatra. Coordenador da Residência de Psiquiatria do Instituto Raul Soares, Fhemig
FRANCISCO CARDOSO
Médico Neurologista. Coordenador da Clínica de Distúrbios do Movimento do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Professor Adjunto de Neurologia da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG.
ANTÔNIO LÚCIO TEIXEIRA-JR.
Médico neurologista e psiquiatra. Professor Adjunto de Neurologia da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG.
Abstract:
The development of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is rarely reported in psychotic patients. The diagnostic complexity, especially the possibility that motor symptoms could be secondary to antipsychotics, makes diffi cult the recognition of the comorbidity. We report on a case of 62-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder who developed PD. This case report emphasizes the possibility of the diagnosis of both conditions on the same patient.
Keywords:Schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease.