Levodopa can worsen tremor associated with dystonia

Movement Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1778-1780

  Hensman, Davina J ^a   Bain, Peter G ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dystonic tremor syndromes; Levodopa; Tremor associated with dystonia

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; FLUINDOSTATIN; FLUOXETINE; GLICLAZIDE; ROSIGLITAZONE; VALSARTAN;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHONIA; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIMB TREMOR; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CARBIDOPA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREMOR;

EID: 33750999042     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21043     Document Type: Article

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