Abstract
CASE PRESENTATION A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1993 and treated with amantadine, benztropine, and carbidopa/levodopa. Three years later, due to adverse effects and inadequate efficacy, amantadine and benztropine were eliminated and pergolide was begun. Within 9 months, the dose of pergolide was adjusted to 1 mg three times daily and he was able to reduce the dose of controlled/release carbidopa-levodopa 50/200 from one to one-half tablet three times a day. Following the addition of pergolide, his left hand resting tremor and rigidity resolved and his left hand bradykinesia improved.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Movement Disorders |
| Subtitle of host publication | 100 Instructive Cases |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 223-225 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203008454 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1841845248, 9781841845241 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine