Infusion therapies in the treatment of Parkinson's disease

T Van Laar, KR Chaudhuri, A Antonini… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Oral levodopa is the gold-standard therapy for treating Parkinson's disease (PD) but after a
few years of treatment the therapeutic window narrows, and patients often experience …

Current and novel infusion therapies for patients with Parkinson's disease

A Antonini, V D'Onofrio, A Guerra - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2023 - Springer
Advanced Parkinson's disease is characterized by periods of poor mobility, dyskinesia and
progressive decline in functional independence of the affected person despite the …

Exploring depression in Parkinson's disease: an Italian Delphi Consensus on phenomenology, diagnosis, and management

F Stocchi, A Antonini, P Barone, G Bellelli… - Neurological …, 2023 - Springer
Background Depression is a prodromic and a frequent non-motor symptom of Parkinson's
disease, associated to reduced quality of life and poor outcomes. The diagnosis of …

The impact of dysphagia in Parkinson's disease patients treated with levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel

D Rinaldi, G Imbalzano, S Galli, E Bianchini… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Dysphagia is common in advanced phases of Parkinson disease (PD), and is a
risk factor for aspiration pneumonia. Nonetheless, dysphagia has been poorly investigated …

How well is the female population represented in clinical trials with infusion therapies for Parkinson's disease? A systematic review and metanalysis

K Smilowska, V Carvalho, N Szejko… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting both sexes,
but differences exist between male and female in clinical manifestations, functional impact of …

Effects of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel infusion on autonomic symptoms in advanced Parkinson's disease: a systematic review

S Galli, L De Carolis, E Bianchini, M Alborghetti… - Clinical Autonomic …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Autonomic failure has a major impact on the quality of life of individuals with
Parkinson's disease (PD), especially in advanced stages of the disease …

A 4‐Year Follow‐Up of Levodopa‐Entacapone‐Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Treatment in Parkinson's Disease

M Öthman, D Nyholm - Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Levodopa‐entacapone‐carbidopa intestinal gel (LECIG) infusion was
introduced to the Swedish market in 2019 for Parkinson's disease (PD) with motor …

Long-term effect and reasons for switching and combining device-aided therapies in Parkinson's Disease

D Georgiev, M Trost - Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska, 2025 - journals.viamedica.pl
Introduction. In the advanced stages of Parkinson's disease (PD), when standard drug
adjustments fail to sufficiently improve patients' quality of life, device-aided therapies (DATs) …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term results of carbidopa/levodopa enteral suspension across the day in advanced Parkinson's disease: Post-hoc analyses from a large 54-week trial

R Pahwa, J Aldred, A Merola, N Gupta… - Clinical Parkinsonism & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Carbidopa/levodopa enteral suspension (CLES) previously demonstrated
reduction in total daily OFF from baseline by over 4 hours in advanced Parkinson's disease …

Body image appearance in Parkinson's disease patients on device aided therapies

F Proietti, M Pontani, A Pepe, A Magliozzi, S Toro… - Neurological …, 2025 - Springer
Introduction Parkinson's disease patients may experience altered body image perception.
Advanced Parkinson's disease (aPD) with motor complications often requires surgical and …