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Parkinson's Disease - Levodopa Complications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

David B. King
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Parkinson's disease is a readily recognized clinical syndrome, characterized by resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and loss of postural reflexes. The introduction of levodopa transformed our management of this disease. As our experience has increased the long term side effects of levodopa have become more apparent. Levodopa complications comprise: wearing off, motor fluctuations, and psychiatric complications. The complexity of these clinical phenomena has been worked out with time and is now well-recognized. A number of management strategies can ameliorate these long-term complications. This article reviews the current management of late-stage Parkinson's disease.

Résumé

RÉSUMÉ

La maladie de Parkinson est un syndrome clinique facilement reconnaissable, caracterise par un tremblement de repos, de la rigidite, de la bradyk-inesie et une perte des reflexes posturaux. L'introduction de la levodopa a transforme le traitement de cette maladie. Avec l'experience, les effets secondaires a long terme de la levodopa sont devenus plus evidents. Les complications du traitement par la levodopa incluent: l'epuisement de l'effet en fin de dose, les fluctuations motrices et les com-plications psychiatriques. La complexite de ces phenomenes cliniques est maintenant mieux comprise et mieux reconnue. Certaines strategies therapeutiques peuvent ameliorer ces complications du traitement a long terme. Cet article revoit le traitement de la maladie de Parkinson en phase avancee.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue S2 , August 1999 , pp. S13 - S20
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 1999

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