New advances in amblyopia therapy I: Binocular therapies and pharmacologic augmentation [PDF]
, 2018 Amblyopia therapy options have traditionally been limited to penalisation of the non-amblyopic eye with either patching or pharmaceutical penalisation. Solid evidence, mostly from the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, has validated both number of
Culican, Susan M, Kraus, Courtney L
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Adrenal pheochromocytoma incidentally discovered in a patient with parkinsonism [PDF]
, 2015 To evaluate the diagnostic route of pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in a patient under dopaminergic treatment. A 70-year-old man with Parkinsonism and under treatment with levodopa and carbidopa came to our observation for evaluation of arterial hypertension and
Claudio Letizia +7 more
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Levodopa in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Current Status and New Developments
Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 2013 Levodopa, a dopamine precursor, is an effective and well-tolerated dopamine replacement agent used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). Oral levodopa has been widely used for over 40 years, often in combination with a dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor (DDCI ...
David Salat, Eduardo Tolosa
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Characterization of vitamin D supplementation and clinical outcomes in a large cohort of early Parkinson's disease. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundVitamin D (VitD) deficiency is common in Parkinson's disease (PD) and has been raised as a possible PD risk factor. In the past decade, VitD supplementation for potential prevention of age related conditions has become more common.
Christine, Chadwick W +4 more
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Extended Timed Up and Go assessment as a clinical indicator of cognitive state in Parkinson\u27s disease [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To evaluate a modified extended Timed Up and Go (extended-TUG) assessment against a panel of validated clinical assessments, as an indicator of Parkinson’s disease (PD) severity and cognitive impairment. Methods: Eighty-seven participants with
Anderton, R +7 more
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ADMET and DMPK, 2022 Levodopa is routinely co-administered with carbidopa in the management of Parkinson’s disease. Although the aforementioned combination therapy is effective, there may be fluctuating plasma levels of levodopa after oral administration.
Emelia Priscilla Imbeah +8 more
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Serotonin system implication in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia: from animal models to clinical investigations [PDF]
, 2014 In the recent years, the serotonin system has emerged as a key player in the induction of l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) in animal models of Parkinson's disease. In fact, serotonin neurons possess the enzymatic machinery able to convert exogenous l-DOPA
CARTA, MANOLO, TRONCI, ELISABETTA
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Statin usage, vascular diagnosis and vascular risk factors in Parkinson's disease [PDF]
, 2017 Background and aims: Vascular disease is a common comorbidity in Parkinson’s disease patients. Statins are potentially neuroprotective for Parkinson’s disease through non-vascular mechanisms.
Cheng, Kelvin K.W. +3 more
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Structural MRI Correlates of Episodic Memory Processes in Parkinson's Disease Without Mild Cognitive Impairment. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundChanges in episodic memory are common early in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may be a risk factor for future cognitive decline. Although medial temporal lobe (MTL) memory and frontostriatal (FS) executive systems are thought to play different ...
Filoteo, J Vincent +3 more
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A regression analytical model of serum levodopa metabolic profile in Parkinson's disease
HeliyonAlthough levodopa and its metabolites in blood have been investigated in parkinsonian disorders for biomarkers, medication effects of levodopa-associated drugs remain unclear. In this study, we investigated levodopa associated metabolites to characterize
Akiko Chukyo +24 more
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