A hospital-based study: Risk factors in development of motor complications in 555 Parkinson's patients on levodopa therapy

Benbir, Gulcin; Ozekmekci, Sibel; Apaydin, Hülya; Delil, Sakir; Erginoz, Ethem

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.02.002

A hospital-based study: Risk factors in development of motor complications in 555 Parkinson's patients on levodopa therapy

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Benbir G., Ozekmekci S., Apaydin H., Delil S., Erginoz E.

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, cilt.108, sa.8, ss.726-732, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.02.002
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.726-732
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Although levodopa (LD) is the gold standard therapy for symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD), the chronic use of LD leads to the development of motor complications in almost all patients.