## Abstract Constipation, a frequent symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD), is probably caused by degeneration of the autonomic nervous system, particularly the myenteric plexus. Cisapride is a drug that causes increased release of acetylcholine in the myenteric plexus. In a pilot study, cisapride th
Constipation in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Jost, W. H. ;Schimrigk, K.
- Book ID
- 105312081
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 485 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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