After several years of smooth and stable response to levodopa, many patients develop motor fluctuations manifested by "on" and "off" phases. There are various subtypes of motor fluctuations that have different underlying mechanisms and therapeutical strategies. The "wearing off" phenomenon may be ma
Update on the management of motor complications in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Joseph Jankovic
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 34 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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