Excessive daytime sleepiness and levodopa in Parkinson's disease: Polygraphic, placebo-controlled monitoring

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 115-118

  Contin, Manuela ^a,b   Provini, Federica ^a   Martinelli, Paolo ^a   Riva, Roberto ^a   Albani, Fiorenzo ^a   Vetrugno, Roberto ^a   Lombardi, Caterina ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a   Baruzzi, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Neurology Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular variables; Choice reaction times; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Levodopa; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE; LEVODOPA; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSKINESIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REACTION TIME; SOMNOLENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; SLEEP;

EID: 0038728336     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-200305000-00003     Document Type: Article

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