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Levodopa-induced pseudopheochromocytoma

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023
Pseudopheochromocytoma is a pathological condition presenting with paroxysmal hypertension with normal or moderate elevation in catecholamines and metanephrine levels, but no evidence of a tumoural cause. Imaging studies and I-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy are essential for exclusion of pheocromocytoma.
Joana Bernardino Cardoso, Ana Silveira, Sara Duarte, Ruth Fortes, Ahmed Botelho, Ana Simas, Rui Suzano   +6 more
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Levodopa-responsive chorea: A review

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020
Background: Chorea is one of the disabling movement disorders, and the number of drugs which can treat this disorder effectively is limited. Tetrabenazine and deutetrabenazine are the two drugs approved by the US-FDA for the treatment of chorea ...
Mark Farrenburg, Harsh V Gupta
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Sonolysis of levodopa and paracetamol in aqueous solutions. [PDF]

, 2009
Pharmaceutical products are often present in wastewater treatment effluents, rivers, lakes and, more rarely, in groundwater. The advanced oxidation methods, like ultrasound, find a promising future in the area of wastewater treatment.
Delmas, Henri, Julcour-Lebigue, Carine, Jáuregui Haza, Ulises Javier, Quesada-Peñate, Isariebel, Wilhelm, Anne-Marie   +4 more
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Maladaptive plasticity in levodopa-induced dyskinesias and tardive dyskinesias: old and new insights on the effects of dopamine receptor pharmacology. [PDF]

, 2014
Maladaptive plasticity can be defined as behavioral loss or even development of disease symptoms resulting from aberrant plasticity changes in the human brain.
Ahmed, Ananth, Aron, Aron, Baldessarini, Breakefield, Brooks, Byl, Calabresi, Calabresi, Carta, Casey, Casey, Castrén, Cenci, Cenci, Cerasa, Cerasa, Cerasa, Cerasa, Cerasa, Clarke, Crow, Crow, de la Fuente-Fernandez, de la Fuente-Fernandez, Fahn, Ganos, Gottwald, Heckers, Jankovic, Jellinger, Jenner, Kishore, Kishore, Koch, Koch, Koch, Li, Marsden, McEwen, Morgante, Nambu, Obeso, Pakkenberg, Peralta, Picconi, Quartarone, Rascol, Rylander, Salgado-Pineda, Sawada, Sgambato-Faure, Sigwald, Spencer, Teo, Vernon, Vernon, Zesiewicz   +58 more
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Exploring the levodopa-paradox of freezing of gait in dopaminergic medication-naïve Parkinson’s disease populations

npj Parkinson's Disease, 2023
The relationship between dopaminergic treatment and freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is complex: levodopa is the most effective symptomatic treatment for FOG, but long-term pulsatile levodopa treatment has also been linked to an ...
Jamie A. F. Jansen, Tamine T. C. Capato, Sirwan K. L. Darweesh, Egberto R. Barbosa, Rogier Donders, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Jorik Nonnekes   +6 more
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Elevated Levels of Methylmalonate and Homocysteine in Parkinson's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [PDF]

, 2010
Background/Aims: Increasing evidence suggests that elevated levels of homocysteine (Hcy) and methylmalonate (MMA) may be involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Methods: The urine levels of MMA and serum levels of Hcy as well as folic
Bötzel, Kai, Giese, Armin, Levin, Johannes, Lorenzl, Stefan, Vogeser, Michael   +4 more
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Experience in using levodopa-benserazide

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2015
Levodopa remains the most effective drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The paper considers the mechanism of action, recommended levodopa doses, the time of therapy initiation, and risk factors for motor complications.
Elena Anatolyevna Katunina, Yu. N. Bezdolnyi, E. A. Malykhina, N. V. Titova   +3 more
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Effects of One-Day Application of Levodopa/Carbidopa/Entacapone versus Levodopa/Carbidopa/Opicapone in Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Cells, 2022
The catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors entacapone and opicapone prolong the efficacy of conventional oral levodopa/dopa decarboxylase inhibitor formulations through an increase in levodopa plasma bioavailability.
Thomas Müller, Eugen Schlegel, Stephanie Zingler, Hans Michael Thiede   +3 more
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Effect of Levodopa Initiation on the Gut Microbiota in Parkinson's Disease

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: The impact of Levodopa on the gut microbiota of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients has not been sufficiently addressed.Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study to examine the impact of Levodopa initiation on the gut microbiota composition of
Natalia Palacios, Natalia Palacios, Natalia Palacios, Anas Hannoun, Julie Flahive, Doyle Ward, Doyle Ward, Kelsey Goostrey, Anindita Deb, Kara M. Smith   +9 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging-guided phase 1 trial of putaminal AADC gene therapy for Parkinson's disease. [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectiveTo understand the safety, putaminal coverage, and enzyme expression of adeno-associated viral vector serotype-2 encoding the complementary DNA for the enzyme, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (VY-AADC01), delivered using novel intraoperative ...
Bankiewicz, Krystof S, Boot, Brendon, Christine, Chadwick W, Kells, Adrian P, Larson, Paul S, Martin, Alastair J, Nutt, John, Ravina, Bernard, Richardson, R Mark, Thompson, Marin E, Van Laar, Amber D   +10 more
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