## Abstract Pain is frequently reported by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, intensity of pain as measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS) was assessed on and off levodopa in 15 patients with PD. All patients had motor fluctuations and suffered from pain of various types. Desc
A Pilot Study of Respiration and Swallowing Integration in Parkinson’s Disease: “On” and “Off” Levodopa
✍ Scribed by Anthony Lim; LiPyn Leow; Maggie-Lee Huckabee; Chris Frampton; Tim Anderson
- Book ID
- 106150487
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 151 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-051X
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