Suicide following duodenal levodopa infusion for Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2029-2030

  Santos García, Diego ^a   Macías, Mercedes ^a   Llaneza, Miguel ^a   Aneiros, Ángel ^a  

^a Universidad de La Coruña   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; APOMORPHINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; BRADYKINESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DUODENUM; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUICIDE;

EID: 70450186741     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22708     Document Type: Letter

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