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Background Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) therapy is used in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) and consists of continuous administration of levodopa directly into the jejunum through a per…
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Mashup Score: 0Higher Risk, Higher Reward? Self‐Reported Effects of Real‐World Cannabis Use in Parkinson's Disease - 2 year(s) ago
Background Despite limited evidence, people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) use cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Given barriers to performing randomized trials, exploring real-world experiences with…
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Mashup Score: 0Higher Risk, Higher Reward? Self‐Reported Effects of Real‐World Cannabis Use in Parkinson's Disease - 2 year(s) ago
Background Despite limited evidence, people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) use cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Given barriers to performing randomized trials, exploring real-world experiences with…
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Mashup Score: 2Eye Movement Disorders in Movement Disorders - 2 year(s) ago
Oculomotor assessment is an essential element of the neurological clinical examination and is particularly important when evaluating patients with movements disorders. Most of the brain is involved i…
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Mashup Score: 0Parkinson's Disease Medication Prescribing and Administration During Unplanned Hospital Admissions - 2 year(s) ago
Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease with a lifetime risk of 1% to 3%. Treatment includes supplementation of central dopaminergic neurotransmission…
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Mashup Score: 2
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Mashup Score: 1
Background Neuroinflammation is implicated in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and related conditions, yet prior clinical biomarker data report mixed findings. Objectives The aim wa…
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Mashup Score: 0Neuroimaging Pearls from the MDS Congress Video Challenge. Part 1: Genetic Disorders - 2 year(s) ago
We selected several “imaging pearls” presented during the Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Video Challenge for this review. While the event, as implicated by its name, was video-centered, we would lik…
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Mashup Score: 1Locus Coeruleus Shows a Spatial Pattern of Structural Disintegration in Parkinson's Disease - 2 year(s) ago
Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) causes a loss of neuromelanin-positive, noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC), which has been implicated in nonmotor dysfunction. Objectives We used…
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Mashup Score: 1Movement Disorders and the Gut: A Review - 2 year(s) ago
There is a close link between multiple movement disorders and gastrointestinal dysfunction. Gastrointestinal symptoms may precede the development of the neurologic syndrome or may arise following the…
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Do intestinal bacteria influence levodopa pharmacokinetics in LCIG therapy? Yamanishi et al. found that E. faecalis, present in patients receiving LCIG therapy, metabolized levodopa in vitro, but there was no association with levodopa blood concentration. https://t.co/h4lilqDwnm