Nicotine Bitartrate Reduces Falls and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease: A Reanalysis

Objective: Determine if NC001, an oral formulation of nicotine that reduces levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) in MPTP-Parkinson monkeys, could reduce falls, freezing of gait (FOG), and LIDs in Parkinson disease (PD) patients.Methods: Previously collected data from a study analyzing the effects of...

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Main Authors: Abraham Lieberman, Thurmon E. Lockhart, Markey C. Olson, Victoria A. Smith Hussain, Christopher W. Frames, Arshia Sadreddin, Margaret McCauley, Elizabeth Ludington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00424/full