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Effect of Rectal Levodopa Administration: A Case Report
Objective: The aim of this report is to discuss whether or not rectal levodopa administration is useful in some situations. Background: In situations where oral intake of levodopa formulations is not possible, the treatment options of Parkinson's disease
Jolanda M.J. Vogelzang+2 more
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Levodopa and Huntington's chorea [PDF]
Two patients with Huntington's chorea are reported whose psychiatric and neurological symptoms greatly improved after treatment with L-dopa. In both cases the basal values of CSF HVA were markedly decreased, being increased by the treatment with L-dopa.
Loeb C+4 more
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Cholinergic Degeneration and Cognitive Function in Early GBA1‐Related Parkinson's Disease
Objective The phenotype of patients with Parkinson's disease carrying GBA1 variants (GBA‐PD) suggest similarities to symptomatology associated with early cholinergic system degeneration. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the clinical features and the cholinergic innervation pattern in patients with early GBA‐PD versus those without the GBA1 ...
Sofie Slingerland+6 more
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OPTIMIZATION THE TREATMENT OF MOTOR FLUCTUATIONS VARIOUS FORMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
. Levodopa is the gold standard for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Motor fluctuations and dyskinesia are important complications of levodopa therapy that affect many patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Tarianyk K. A.+3 more
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Cognitive Stress Reduces the Effect of Levodopa on Parkinson's Resting Tremor
Resting tremor in Parkinson′s disease (PD) increases markedly during cognitive stress. Dopamine depletion in the basal ganglia is involved in the pathophysiology of resting tremor, but it is unclear whether this contribution is altered under cognitive ...
H. Zach+4 more
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Incidence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson's disease: The Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment study [PDF]
Background: Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) includes a spectrum varying from Mild Cognitive Impairment (PD-MCI) to PD Dementia (PDD). The main aim of the present study is to evaluate the incidence of PD-MCI, its rate of progression to ...
Baschi R.+9 more
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Objective A growing body of evidence indicates a strong genetic overlap between developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) and movement disorders. De novo loss‐of‐function variants in NUS1 have been recently identified in DEE cases. Herein, we report a large cohort of cases with pathogenic NUS1 variants and describe their clinical presentation
Sarah M. Brooker+79 more
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‘Levodopa Phobia’: a review of a not uncommon and consequential phenomenon
‘Levodopa Phobia’ is under-recognised in Parkinson’s disease but can cause profound detrimental clinical complications if left to continue. Several types can be encountered in clinical practice and can be driven by a misplaced fear of levodopa-induced ...
N. Titova+3 more
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Aims To develop an evidence‐ and consensus‐based patient prioritization tool for use by UK mental health inpatient pharmacy teams. Methods A modified‐Delphi technique was used to obtain experts' agreement on the content, design and practical use of the patient prioritization tool.
Fatima Q. Alshaikhmubarak+3 more
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DOPAMINE DYSREGULATION SYNDROME IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND APPROACHES TO ITS CORRECTION WITH DRUGS
The objective is to describe a clinical case of dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS) with compulsive intake of large doses of levodopa in a patient with Parkinson’s disease (PD).Materials and methods. Male patient R., born in 1956, has had PD since 2004
S. M. Omarova, N. V. Fedorova
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