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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2023

Role of dopamine agonists in Parkinson's disease therapy.

D Woitalla, C Buhmann, R Hilker-Roggendorf, G Höglinger, J Koschel, T Müller, D Weise

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

D WoitallaDepartment of Neurology, Katholische Kliniken Der Ruhrhalbinsel, Essen, Germany. D.Woitalla@kkrh.de.
C BuhmannDepartment of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
R Hilker-RoggendorfDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum Vest, Recklinghausen, Germany.
G HöglingerDepartment of Neurology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
J KoschelDepartment of Neurology Parkinson-Klinik Ortenau, Wolfach, Germany.
T MüllerDepartment of Neurology, Alexianer St. Joseph Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany.
D WeiseDepartment of Neurology, Asklepios Fachklinikum Stadtroda, Stadtroda, Germany.
Asklepios Fachklinikum Brandenburg · DEKatholisches Klinikum Essen · DEKlinikum Vest · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEParkinson-Klinik Ortenau · DESt. Joseph-Krankenhaus · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dopamine agonists are an important component of Parkinson's therapy. When weighing up the various therapy options, therapy with levodopa has recently been increasingly preferred due to its stronger efficacy and the ostensibly lower rate of side effects. The advantage of the lower incidence of motor complications during therapy with dopamine agonists was neglected. The occurrence of side effects can be explained by the different receptor affinity to the individual dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic receptors of the individual dopamine agonists. However, the different affinity to individual receptors also explains the different effect on individual Parkinson symptoms and can, therefore, contribute to a targeted use of the different dopamine agonists. Since comparative studies on the differential effect of dopamine agonists have only been conducted for individual substances, empirical knowledge of the differential effect is of great importance. Therefore, the guidelines for the treatment of Parkinson's disease do not consider the differential effect of the dopamine agonists. The historical consideration of dopamine agonists within Parkinson's therapy deserves special attention to be able to classify the current discussion about the significance of dopamine agonists.

Indexed as

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsParkinson DiseaseAntiparkinson AgentsDopamine AgonistsHumansLevodopaAntiparkinson AgentsDopamine AgonistsLevodopa

Identifiers

PMID37165120
OpenAlexW4376132628

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