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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Motor fluctuations
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia is a form of dyskinesia associated with Levodopa used to treat Parkinson's disease. It has been suggested that it involves disruption of the blood brain barrier, though not all evidence supports this. In the context of Parkinson's disease (PD), dyskinesia is often the result of chronic L-DOPA (Levodopa) therapy. These motor fluctuations occur in more than half of PD patients after 5–10 years of L-DOPA treatment, with the percentage of affected patients increasing over time. Dyskinesia most commonly occurs at the time of peak L-DOPA plasma concentrations and is thus referred to as peak-dose dyskinesia (PDD)...
Motor fluctuations - List of case studies
- Acquired deformity of left foot in Parkinson’s Disease
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probably has signs and symptoms of advanced PD, with motor fluctuations and beneficial response to levodopa . I gather this by his ...
- Motor Neuron Disease – another opinion
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trying to rule out other disorders and show diffuse lower motor neuron involvement questions: ... at a presumptive diagnosis. It is unclear if there are fluctuations in clinical symptoms during the course of the day which might ...
- List of Symptoms
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in space Disorientation in time Distal motor clumsiness Distal paresthesias (lower limbs) Distortion of ... limbs) Motor dysfunction left lower limb Motor fluctuations Motor function deterioration (limbs Motor symptoms ...