Delayed early morning turn "ON" in response to a single dose of levodopa in advanced Parkinson's disease: Pharmacokinetics should be considered [1]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1782-1783

  Chana P ^a   Kuntsmann, C ^a   Reyes Parada, M ^a   Saez Briones P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED EARLY MORNING TURN ON RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TRANSPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH EMPTYING; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE III;

ABSORPTION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 10044252253     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.034553     Document Type: Letter

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