Sleep disturbances in drug naïve Parkinson′s disease (PD) patients and effect of levodopa on sleep

Context: Parkinson′s disease (PD) is associated with sleep disturbances, attributed to the neurodegenerative process and therapeutic drugs. Studies have found levodopa to increase wakefulness in some patients while increasing sleepiness in others. Aims: To confirm sleep disturbances in drug naïve PD...

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Main Authors: Teresa Ferreira, Sudesh Prabhakar, Parampreet S Kharbanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2014;volume=17;issue=4;spage=416;epage=419;aulast=Ferreira