A combination of levodopa and the extracerebrally acting decarboxylase inhibitor benserazide (ratio 4:1) (Madopar), was compared with levodopa alone in a controlled double-blind clinical multicenter trial on 94 patients with Parkinson's disease. During 4 months of therapy levodopa + benserazide prov
Effect of a slow release preparation of levodopa on Parkinson's disease in combination with a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor
โ Scribed by A. Saarinen; V. V. Myllylau; O. Tokola; E. Hokkanen
- Book ID
- 114780770
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 355 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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