Fistulization of J-PEG Jejunal Tube into the Colon in a Patient Treated with Duodopa® Infusion: A Case Report [PDF]
GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017 The continuous delivery of a levodopa/carbidopa gel suspension (Duodopa®) into the small bowel through a jejunal tube inserted via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy represents a new treatment method in advanced Parkinson disease.
Pedro Russo +6 more
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Validation of 19-items wearing-off (WOQ-19) questionnaire to Portuguese [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2020 Background: The treatment of Parkinson disease with dopaminergic therapy improves functionality and quality of life. However, as the disease progresses, the wearing-off phenomenon develops.
Carlos Eduardo MANTESE +3 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 The treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) is challenging, especially since it is considered highly individualized. The Brazilian Academy of Neurology has recognized the need to disseminate knowledge about the management of PD treatment, adapting the best
Roberta Arb Saba +21 more
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Anticholinergic medication use and falls in postmenopausal women: findings from the women’s health initiative cohort study [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Results from studies assessing the association between anticholinergic use and falls are mixed, and prior studies are limited in their ability to control for important potential confounders.
Bea, JW +7 more
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Treatment of Acute Neuroleptic‐Induced Movement Disorders [PDF]
, 1994 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90365/1/j.1875-9114.1994.tb02851.x ...
Guthrie, Sally K., Tonda, Margaret E.
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Metoclopramide Neurological Side Effects Screening; A Pharmacovigilence Study in Romanian Community Pharmacies [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Metoclopramide is a pharmacological agent frequently used in therapy against nausea and vomiting that can occur in indigestion, motion sickness, gastric ulcer, pyloric spasm and after surgery as a side effect of some anesthetics.
Junghină, Adrian +4 more
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Prescribing patterns of antiparkinson drugs in a group of Colombian patients, 2015
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2018 Introduction: Parkinson’s disease, whose prevalence in Colombia is 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants, is a public health problem and a therapeutic challenge for health professionals. Objective: To determine the prescribing patterns of antiparkinson drugs and the
Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba +3 more
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Fall-related injuries in a nursing home setting: is polypharmacy a risk factor?
BMC Health Services Research, 2009 Background Polypharmacy is regarded as an important risk factor for fallingand several studies and meta-analyses have shown an increased fall risk in users of diuretics, type 1a antiarrhythmics, digoxin and psychotropic agents.
Colli Cristiano +8 more
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Dopamine Agonists and their risk to induce psychotic episodes in Parkinson's disease: a case-control study [PDF]
, 2009 Background Psychosis is rare in untreated patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) but the prevalence rises to 40% during dopaminergic treatment. So far, no systematic comparison of the psychogenic potential of different dopaminergic drugs had been ...
Daniel Ecker +48 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons, appearance of Lewy bodies and presence of neuroinflammation.
Elisa Storelli +4 more
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