Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1922002 | Parkinsonism & Related Disorders | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We were interested to know if chronic l-DOPA treatment in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients could restore impairment of the intracortical excitability, when this difference could occur, and if it was related to the total daily dose of l-DOPA. Twelve patients with early PD were studied using paired transcranial magnetic stimulation before the administration of l-DOPA, and then after 3, 6, and 12 months of l-DOPA treatment. The level of disturbed intracortical excitability strongly correlated with the total daily dose of l-DOPA. The level of cortical excitability in PD patients seems to be indirectly related to the nigro-striatal functioning.
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Authors
Martin BareÅ¡, Petr KaÅovský, Ivan Rektor,