Case report: Successful use of rectally administered levodopa-carbidopa

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 47, Issue JAN., 2001, Pages 112-113

  Cooper, Sari D ^a   Ismail, Hala A ^b   Frank, Christopher ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DOMPERIDONE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; SUSPENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CARBIDOPA; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0035119863     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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