Multicenter study of levodopa carbidopa intestinal gel in Parkinson's disease: the Turkish experience

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GÜLTEKİN M., ULUKAN Ç., Tezcan S., DOĞU O., Hanagasi H., Bilgic B., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.50, no.1, pp.66-85, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1904-150
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.66-85
  • Keywords: Parkinson's disease, levodopa carbidopa intestinal gel, efficacy, LONG-TERM, OPEN-LABEL, MOTOR COMPLICATIONS, NONMOTOR SYMPTOMS, DOUBLE-BLIND, INFUSION, 12-MONTH, THERAPY, SAFETY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Our purpose was to determine the efficacy of levodopa carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) in a series of Turkish patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).