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Randomized clinical trial of fipamezole for dyskinesia in Parkinson disease (FJORD study)Peter A LeWitt
Departments of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
Neurology 79:163-9. 2012..The primary study objective was to assess suppression of LID by fipamezole at day 28, as measured by the levodopa-induced dyskinesia scale (LIDS), a modification of the abnormal involuntary movement scale...
Actively transported levodopa prodrug XP21279: a study in patients with Parkinson disease who experience motor fluctuationsPeter A LeWitt
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, USA
Clin Neuropharmacol 35:103-10. 2012....
CSF xanthine, homovanillic acid, and their ratio as biomarkers of Parkinson's diseasePeter LeWitt
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Brain Res 1408:88-97. 2011..These observations add to other neurochemical evidence that links purine metabolism to Parkinson's disease...
Recent advances in CSF biomarkers for Parkinson's diseasePeter LeWitt
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan 48322, USA
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 18:S49-51. 2012..The ultimate goal is for CSF biomarkers also found in peripheral biospecimens, aiding in diagnostic screening applications and providing further clues as to the etiology of PD...
Pramipexole vs levodopa as initial treatment for Parkinson disease: a 4-year randomized controlled trialRobert G Holloway
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, 1351 Mt Hope Avenue, Suite 220, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Arch Neurol 61:1044-53. 2004..The best way to initiate dopaminergic therapy for early Parkinson disease remains unclear...
Impact of belief in neuroprotection on therapeutic intervention in Parkinson's diseaseRodger J Elble
Department of Neurology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA
Mov Disord 25:1082-6. 2010..We found the investigators' level of confidence in these agents had no effect on the time to symptomatic therapy or on the change in UPDRS during 12 months of treatment...
Levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease: current controversiesC Warren Olanow
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Mov Disord 19:997-1005. 2004..Clinical trials to test this hypothesis are underway. We review current evidence relating to these areas of controversy...
