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Query: UMLS:C0030567 (Parkinson's disease)
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We describe the case report of an 86-year-old Afro-Caribbean Parkinsonian gentleman with intermittent Mobitz II heart block and syncope who received a DDD pacemaker. Due to Parkinson's syndrome, the patient rotated the atrial lead around the pacemaker, causing the famous "Twiddler's syndrome", a rare clinical issue which can easily be diagnosed with a simple chest X-ray.
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PMID:Fiddling with the pacemaker: Twiddler's syndrome in a Parkinsonian patient. 2301 37

Patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies can be treated well with the cholinesterase inhibitors rivastigmine or donepezil, and because of the increasing number of these patients undergoing surgery in general anaesthesia we find it urgent to draw attention to possible complications such as severe bradycardia or third-degree heart block when propofol and remifentanil are being used.
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PMID:[Severe bradycardia in general anaesthesia in a patient treated with cholinesterase inhibitors for dementia]. 2569 71