Reduction of Levodopa Therapy
With ongoing Levodopa therapy for months or more commonly, a few years of treatment, two major types of motor complications tend to arise: motor fluctuations…
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The Role of Amantadine
Amantadine is also an older medication that was initially developed to help prevent influenza Type A. It was subsequently found to have a mild but…
Surgical Therapies
Fortunately, there are more advanced options to consider if medical therapies do not seem to alleviate the symptoms of dyskinesia: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Deep…
Inadequately Controlled Motor Fluctuations
Overview As Parkinson’s disease progresses, the response to levodopa becomes more complex and medication beneficial effects begin to wear off between doses. The variations in…
Medications for Parkinson’s Disease
The major classes of anti-Parkinson medication include carbidopa-levodopa (often referred to as Sinemet), catechol-o-methyltransferase inhibitors or COMT inhibitors, monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors, dopamine agonists,…
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease is indicated for patients who have disabling motor complications despite maximal drug therapy. This includes disabling levodopa-induced dyskinesias, medication-refractory disabling…
Nutritional Supplements (not proven scientifically)
There are a wide variety of nutritional supplements which are marketed to patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Unfortunately, the production of nutritional supplements is not…
Exercise, Diet and Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Exercise has shown to be helpful for maintenance of good health for normal individuals in the population. It has especially been demonstrated to improve a variety…
Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Often non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease can be overlooked and thought to be unassociated with PD, especially in the early stages of the disease. However,…
Overview of Motor Symptoms
The most common motor symptoms of PD include tremor (occurring at rest), slowness of movements (bradykinesia), rigidity of movements in the limbs, trunk, and neck,…