Levodopa treatment in Parkinson's disease: How does it affect dysphagia management?

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 340-341

  Nóbrega, Ana Caline ^a   Pinho, Patrícia ^a   Deiró, Michele ^a   Argolo, Natalie ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Levodopa; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OROPHARYNX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWALLOWING; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 84896403967     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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