Levodopa-Induced Changes in Electromyographic Patterns in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Levodopa-Induced Changes in Electromyographic Patterns in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Levodopa medication is the most efficient treatment for motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Levodopa significantly alleviates rigidity, rest tremor, and bradykinesia in PD. The severity of motor symptoms can be graded with UPDRS-III scale. Levodopa challenge test is routinely used to assess...

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Main Authors: Verneri Ruonala, Eero Pekkonen, Olavi Airaksinen, Markku Kankaanpää, Pasi A Karjalainen, Saara M Rissanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson’s disease
levodopa challenge test
medication
EMG
kinematic
wearable
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00035/full

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