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SUBMITTER: Verschuur CV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4653886 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Verschuur Constant V M CV Suwijn S R SR Post B B Dijkgraaf M M Bloem B R BR van Hilten J J JJ van Laar T T Tissingh G G Deuschl G G Lang A E AE de Haan R J RJ de Bie R M A RM
BMC neurology 20151119
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study is to investigate if early treatment with levodopa has a beneficial disease modifying effect on Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms and functional health, improves the ability to (maintain) work, and reduces the use of (informal) care, caregiver burden, and costs. Additionally, cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of early levodopa treatment will be assessed.<h4>Methods</h4>To differentiate between the direct symptomatic effects and possible disease modifyin ...[more]