Effect of Low Concentrations of Apomorphine on Parkinsonism in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study
Author(s) -
Steven A. Gunzler,
Caroline Koudelka,
Nichole E. Carlson,
Misha Pavel,
John G. Nutt
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneurol.2007.58
Subject(s) - apomorphine , parkinsonism , crossover study , placebo , anesthesia , dopamine agonist , medicine , levodopa , dopamine , dopaminergic , parkinson's disease , disease , alternative medicine , pathology
To determine whether low concentrations of a dopamine agonist worsen parkinsonism, which would suggest that activation of presynaptic dopamine autoreceptors causes a super-off state.
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