Prolongation of QTc interval in patients with parkinson’s disease

European Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 186-189

  Oka, Hisayoshi ^a   Mochio, Soichiro ^a   Sato, Hironori ^a   Katayama, Ko ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Baroreceptor reflex; Parkinson s disease; QTc interval; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0030901428     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117432     Document Type: Article

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