Sustained enteral administration of levodopa increases and interrupted infusion decreases levodopa dose requirements.
Cedarbaum J, Silvestri M, Kutt H. Sustained enteral administration of levodopa increases and interrupted infusion decreases levodopa dose requirements. Neurology 1990, 40: 995-7. PMID: 2345621, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.40.6.995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug Administration ScheduleDyskinesia, Drug-InducedHumansInfusion PumpsInfusions, ParenteralIntubation, GastrointestinalLevodopaMaleMiddle AgedParkinson DiseaseConceptsInterrupted infusionTherapeutic response fluctuationsStriatal dopamine receptorsContinuous enteral infusionLevodopa dose requirementEnteral administrationEnteral infusionContinuous infusionDopamine receptorsInfusion rateParkinson's diseaseDose requirementsInfusionResponse fluctuationsMotor performanceLevodopaDiseasePatientsAdministrationReceptors