Levodopa induced motor complications in Thai Parkinson's disease patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 632-637

  Kulkantrakorn, Kongkiat ^a   Tiamkao, Somsak ^b   Pongchaiyakul, Chatlert ^b   Pulkes, Teeratorn ^c  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Levodopa; Motor complications; Parkinson's disease; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARKINSON DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; LEVODOPA; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; THAILAND;

EID: 33646820710     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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