We compared the neuropsychological performance of patients with Parkinson's disease who were young at onset of the disease (mean age, 41.4 years) and had received prolonged L-dopa treatment (mean, 52.1 months) with nontreated patients of the same age. A similar comparison was made for patients who w
Juvenile Parkinson's disease and its response to L-dopa therapy
โ Scribed by J. J. M. Askenasy; L. Mendelson; O. Keren; Z. Braun
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 595 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-1463
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