Autonomic nervous function in de novo Parkinsonian patients in basal condition and after acute levodopa administration

Functional Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-86

  Quadri, Roberto ^a   Comino, Ilaria ^b   Scarzella, Leonardo ^b   Cacioli, Paolo ^b   Zanone, Maria Maddalena ^b   Pipieri, Antonio ^b   Bergamasco, Bruno ^b   Chiandussi, Livio ^b  

^a Ospedale San Vito   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous dysfunction; Cardiovascular reflexes; Levodopa; Parkinson's disease; QT interval

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; QT INTERVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEVODOPA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0034049973     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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