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Entacapone in restless legs syndrome
Author(s) -
Sharif Ashfaq A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.10080
Subject(s) - entacapone , nausea , carbidopa , levodopa , restless legs syndrome , medicine , movement disorders , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , parkinson's disease , psychiatry , insomnia , disease
Entacapone increased the duration of action of carbidopa–levodopa and resulted in longer periods of symptomatic relief in a patient with restless legs syndrome. The only side effect was nausea. ©2002 Movement Disorder Society.