COMPLEX DYSTONIA OF PARKINSONS-DISEASE - CLINICAL-FEATURES AND RELATION TO PLASMA LEVODOPA PROFILE

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作者
MCHALE, DM [1 ]
SAGE, JI [1 ]
SONSALLA, PK [1 ]
VITAGLIANO, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MED & DENT NEW JERSEY,ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MED SCH,DEPT NEUROL,CN 19,NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ 08903
关键词
Chorea; Dystonia; Parkinson's disease; Plasma levodopa profile;
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10.1097/00002826-199004000-00005
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We studied the clinical characteristics and plasma levodopa (LD) profile of complex, LD-associated dystonia in 33 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Generalized, abdominal, respiratory, and myoclonic, but not facial or foot, dystonia could be related to specific phases of the plasma LD cycle. Simultaneous clinical observation and determinations of plasma LD concentrations were often necessary to find the most efficacious dosing schedule for these patients. Maintenance of steady plasma LD concentrations within a dystonia-free window of benefit was the best treatment.
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