Case study: Cerebrovascular parkinsonism with levodopa addiction [5]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1365-1366

  Lily, O ^a   Al Din, A ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA; PAROXETINE;

ADDICTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MYALGIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 4344681096     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.029041     Document Type: Letter

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