Suicide following duodenal levodopa infusion for Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by Diego Santos-García; Mercedes Macías; Miguel Llaneza; Ángel Aneiros
- Book ID
- 102508942
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
To note, none of the other occasionally tested protocols (mono polar STIM or 50/70/130 Hz or even 4-4.5 V) provided better results. b Better turning in bed, nighttime, with respect to PPTg-OFF condition. c Improved rigidity (left arms) and slightly improved finger tapping, bilaterally, with respects to PPTg-OFF. d All evaluations are interviews executed maintaining stable DBS parameters and treatment for at least 1 mo.
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## Abstract We assessed prospectively clinical and quality of life changes in 9 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD; H&Y ≥ 3) with severe motor fluctuations and dyskinesia who started continuous daily levodopa duodenal infusion through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Seven patients completed