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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Freitas ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5990008 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seminars in neurology 20170401 2
Motor complications are a consequence of the chronic treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and include motor fluctuations (wearing-off phenomenon) and levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Both can have a significant impact on functionality and quality of life; thus, proper recognition and management is essential. The phenomenology and temporal relationship of motor complications to the schedule of levodopa dosing can be helpful in characterizing them. There are several therapeutic approaches to motor co ...[more]