A Case Report of an Overlap Between Motor Neuron Disease and Parkinson Disease – Zamzam Medical Journal

Abstract

We described a 72-year-old Sudanese patient who had a full-blown picture of Parkinson’s disease presenting with tremors and poverty of movement. Examination revealed pill-rolling tremors, cogwheel rigidity, lead-pipe rigidity, and a festinating gait. During the course of the disease, he developed symptoms and signs suggestive of Motor Neuron Disease. The diagnosis of MND was further supported by EMG findings. An overlap syndrome between Parkinson’s disease and MND was therefore considered.

Authors: Abbasher Hussein, Khabab Abbasher, Amira Siddig, Younis Alseddig Hussien Abbashar, Mohammed Abbasher, Ibrahim Hegazy, Abubaker Abbasher

Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Vol. 1, Issue 1 · June 2026 · pp. 34–36