Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic activity of Deprenyl in patients with Parkinson disease already being treated with L-Dopa+PDI. 15 selected patients were allocated to two groups according to clinical features and course of the disease, the first consisting of 9 patients with a mean disease duration of 5 years without any side-effects attributable to L-Dopa and the second of 6 patients with long-term illness (a mean disease duration of 8 years), side-effects and "on-off" phenomenon. All the patients of the first group completed the scheduled 10-week course of Deprenyl treatment obtaining a significant improvement on the baseline WRS scores, in tremor, in rigidity, in motility and a 30.5% reduction in the L-Dopa dose. The patients of the second group showed no significant modification of the symptoms; in 2 cases the treatment was discontinued due to acute delusional-hallucinatory disorders and deterioration of the involuntary movements. A more precise evaluation of Deprenyl activity in the L-Dopa syndrome will depend on further studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-212 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1985 |
Keywords
- L-Dopa long term treatment syndrome
- L-Dopa+L-Deprenyl
- Parkinson disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Clinical Neurology