Waiting for ON: A major problem in patients with Parkinson disease and ON/OFF motor fluctuations

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 196-198

  Merims, Doron ^a   Djaldetti, Ruth ^a   Melamed, Eldad ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Delayed ON; Fluctuations; Parkinson disease; Time to ON

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PARKINSON DISEASE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0043136666     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-200307000-00009     Document Type: Article

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