Pramipexole-related chronic lower limb oedema in a patient with Parkinson's disease

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1298-1299

  Zavala, Jorge A ^a   Munhoz, Renato P ^b   Teive, Hélio A G ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lymphoedema; Parkinson's disease; Pramipexole

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; ENALAPRIL; ENTACAPONE; NIFEDIPINE; PRAMIPEXOLE; SELEGILINE;

ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANKLE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; BENSERAZIDE; BENZOTHIAZOLES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDEMA; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; SELEGILINE;

EID: 84865000133     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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