Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. In the United ...

A study involving 22 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients has shown that use of the dopaminergic drug levodopa improves sleep quality. When the patients took the drug, the number of times they woke ...

A recent study published in the journal Brain has revealed new insights into the neurological underpinnings of levodopa-induced dyskinesia, a common and debilitating complication of Parkinson’s ...

Researchers uncovered new findings about involuntary muscle movements that come with long-term administration of Parkinson's drug levodopa. University of Arizona researchers have revealed new ...

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Ketamine disrupts abnormal brain activity, offering long-term relief for Parkinson’s dyskinesia in early clinical trials.

Find all the commercial and brand names of generic drug called Carbidopa-Levodopa . This is an invaluable reference resource for healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers and anyone in need ...

To counter the loss of dopamine, a drug called levodopa is administered and later gets converted into dopamine in the brain. However, long-term treatment with levodopa induces involuntary and ...

For this reason, people with Parkinson’s usually take levodopa in combination with another drug, carbidopa, that inhibits the break down. Researchers have been working to see how much of a role ...