Drug-induced dyskinesia, part 1: treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesia

D Vijayakumar, J Jankovic - Drugs, 2016 - Springer
Dyskinesias encompass a variety of different hyperkinetic phenomenologies, particularly
chorea, dystonia, stereotypies, and akathisia. Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is one of …

Novel nondopaminergic targets for motor features of Parkinson's disease: review of recent trials

LV Kalia, JM Brotchie, SH Fox - Movement Disorders, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Neurotransmitters other than dopamine are recognized as having modulatory roles within
the basal ganglia and can influence the basal ganglia dopaminergic system to alter activity …

The role of kinetic context in apparent biased agonism at GPCRs

C Klein Herenbrink, DA Sykes, P Donthamsetti… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Biased agonism describes the ability of ligands to stabilize different conformations of a
GPCR linked to distinct functional outcomes and offers the prospect of designing pathway …

Astrocytes: new targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

C Finsterwald, PJ Magistretti… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The causes of neurodegenerative disorders are multiple, and for most of them a mechanistic
understanding is still lacking. However, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer …

Interventions for fatigue in Parkinson's disease

RG Elbers, J Verhoef, EEH van Wegen… - Cochrane Database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Factors contributing to subjective fatigue in people with idiopathic Parkinson's
disease (PD) are not well known. This makes it difficult to manage fatigue effectively in PD …

Clinical utility of neuroprotective agents in neurodegenerative diseases: current status of drug development for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases …

P Dunkel, CLL Chai, B Sperlágh… - Expert opinion on …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: According to the definition of the Committee to Identify Neuroprotective Agents
in Parkinson's Disease (CINAPS),“neuroprotection would be any intervention that favourably …

Comparative effectiveness of dopamine agonists and monoamine oxidase type-B inhibitors for Parkinson's disease: a multiple treatment comparison meta-analysis

CD Binde, IF Tvete, JI Gåsemyr, B Natvig… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the comparative effectiveness of dopamine agonists and
monoamine oxidase type-B (MAO-B) inhibitors available for treatment of Parkinson's …

Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly

MGA Galvão, MARC Santos… - Cochrane Database of …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by influenza A and B viruses.
Complications may occur, especially among children and the elderly. Objectives To assess …

Efficacy of antidepressive medication for depression in Parkinson disease: a network meta-analysis

C Zhuo, R Xue, L Luo, F Ji, H Tian, H Qu, X Lin… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Parkinson disease (PD) was considered as the 2nd most prevalent
neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer disease, while depression is a prevailing …

Dopamine receptor agonists for Parkinson's disease

F Blandini, MT Armentero - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Prolonged administration of l-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l–DOPA) for
Parkinson's disease (PD) is hampered by motor complications related to the progressive …