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ReviewSeminars in neurology2017

Motor Complications of Dopaminergic Medications in Parkinson's Disease.

Maria Eliza Freitas, Christopher W Hess, Susan H Fox

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Review in Seminars in neurology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Efficacy and safety of IPX203 in Parkinson's patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  11. Non-motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease: frequency and clinical correlate.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  14. Neuroprotective Effects of Huperzine B andAdvances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences · 2026
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  17. Vital nutrition: enhancing health in advanced Parkinson's disease with device-aided therapies.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maria Eliza FreitasDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Christopher W HessCenter for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Susan H FoxDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve HealthKL2TR001429 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI GUIRGIS, FAHEEM W, LEEUWENBURGH, CHRISTIAAN · 2015 to 2023
$5.5M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001429
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Motor complications are a consequence of the chronic treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and include motor fluctuations (wearing-off phenomenon) and levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Both can have a significant impact on functionality and quality of life; thus, proper recognition and management is essential. The phenomenology and temporal relationship of motor complications to the schedule of levodopa dosing can be helpful in characterizing them. There are several therapeutic approaches to motor complications, including pharmacological and surgical options. The authors summarize the different types of motor complications according to phenomenology and the currently available medical treatments, including ongoing trials for the management of this condition.

Indexed as

Dopamine AgentsHumansMovement DisordersParkinson DiseaseDopamine Agents

Identifiers

PMID28511255
PMCPMC5990008

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