Browsing by Subject "levodopa"

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    • Discinesias induzidas por levodopa em 176 pacientes com doença de Parkinson 

      Rocha, Maria Sheila G. [UNIFESP]; Andrade, Luiz Augusto Franco de [UNIFESP]; Ferraz, Henrique B. [UNIFESP]; Borges, Vanderci [UNIFESP] (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 1995-12-01)
      Dyskinesias are frequently observed in parkinsonian patients during levodopa treatment. The occurrence of these movement disorders usually makes the therapeutic management of the patients very difficult. The clinical ...

    • Efeitos da Mucuna Pruriens sobre a Atividade Neuronal de Áreas do Sistema Nervoso Central 

      Armenini, Breno Néglia [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2018-12-12)
      A Mucuna pruriens (Mp) é uma leguminosa, proveniente da família Fabaceae, originária da Índia. Seus principais componentes terapêuticos são a L-Dopa e a 5-hidroxi-triptamina (serotonina). Estudos demonstraram propriedades ...

    • Effect of riluzole on dyskinesia and duration of the ON state in Parkinson disease patients - A double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study 

      Braz, Claudia A. [UNIFESP]; Borges, Vanderci [UNIFESP]; Ferraz, Henrique B. [UNIFESP] (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004-01-01)
      The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of riluzole on dyskinesia and the duration of the ON state in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). the authors studied 16 PD patients with levodopa-induced dyskinesia. ...

    • Levodopa effect upon functional balance of Parkinson's disease patients 

      Nova, I. C.; Perracini, M. R.; Ferraz, H. B. (Elsevier B.V., 2004-10-01)
      Objective. the aim of this study was to evaluate functional balance in PD patients taking levodopa during their 'on' and 'off' phases.Design. We evaluated 23 PD patients who were manifesting fluctuations of levodopa effect. ...

    • Levodopa for idiopathic restless legs syndrome: Evidence based review 

      Conti, Cristiane Fiquene; De Oliveira, Marcio Moyses; Andriolo, Regis Bruni; Saconato, Humberto; Atallah, Alvaro Nagib; Valbuza, Juliana Spelta; De Carvalho, Luciane Bizari Coin; Do Prado, Gilmar Fernandes (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007-10-15)
      Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensory motor disorder characterized by a distressing urge to move the legs and sometimes also other parts of the body usually accompanied by a marked sense of discomfort or pain in the ...

    • Levodopa Use and Sleep in Patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies 

      Molloy, Sophie; Minett, Thais [UNIFESP]; O'Brien, John T.; McKeith, Ian G.; Burn, David J. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-03-15)
      Sleep disturbance and excessive daytime somnolence (EDS) are features of Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) that may be influenced by dopamine replacement therapy. the effect of levodopa on sleep ...

    • Quality of life scale in parkinson's disease PDQ-39 - (Brazilian Portuguese version) to assess patients with and without levodopa motor fluctuation 

      Souza, Renata Guzzo [UNIFESP]; Borges, Vanderci [UNIFESP]; Silva, Sonia Maria Cesar De Azevedo [UNIFESP]; Ferraz, Henrique Ballalai [UNIFESP] (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2007-09-01)
      Quality of life (QoL) is an important treatment outcome indicator in Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study is to assess the usefulness of the Parkinson's disease questionnaire - PDQ-39 (Brazilian Portuguese ...

    • Síndrome das pernas inquietas: diagnóstico e tratamento. Opinião de especialistas brasileiros 

      Aloe, Flávio; Alves, Rosana S Cardoso; Andrade, Luiz Augusto Franco [UNIFESP]; Assis,Márcia; Bacelar, Andrea; Bezerra, Márcio; Cardoso, Francisco [UNIFESP]; Ferraz, Henrique Ballalai [UNIFESP]; Fonseca, Ronaldo Guimarães; Horta, Wagner; Haddad, Mônica Santoro; Hasan, Rosa; Mattos, James Pitágoras; Prado, Gilmar Fernandes do [UNIFESP]; Rizzo, Geraldo; Rodrigues, Nonato; Silva, Ademir Batista da [UNIFESP]; Silva, Delson Jose; Teive, Helio Afonso Ghizoni; Grupo Brasileiro de Estudos em Síndrome das Pernas Inquietas (GBE-SPI) (Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2007-09-01)
      This article contains the conclusions of the November 17-18, 2006 meeting of the Brazilian Study Group of Restless Legs Syndrome (GBE-SPI) about diagnosis and management of restless legs syndrome (RLS). RLS is characterized ...