Treatment of erectile dysfunction with sildenafil citrate (Viagra) in parkinsonism due to Parkinson's disease or multiple system atrophy with observations on orthostatic hypotension

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 371-374

  Hussain, I F ^a   Brady, C M ^a   Swinn, M J ^a   Mathias, C J ^a   Fowler, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Multiple system atrophy; Orthostatic hypotension; Parkinson's disease; Viagra

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; MIDODRINE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIASTOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPHEDRINE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDODRINE; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034892569     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.3.371     Document Type: Article

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