## Abstract The cause of motor fluctuations occurring during constant‐rate levodopa infusions is unknown. We examined whether known pharmacokinetic factors could explain the fluctuations and looked for clues to pharmacodynamic causes. Eleven subjects with stage III–V Parkinson's disease (PD) and a
Comparison of apomorphine and levodopa infusions in four patients with Parkinson’s disease with symptom fluctuations
✍ Scribed by D. Nyholm; R. Constantinescu; B. Holmberg; N. Dizdar; H. Askmark
- Book ID
- 109338872
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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