Effect of Intestinal Levodopa-Carbidopa Infusion on Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Results from a Retrospective Pilot Study in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Conclusions: LCIG may affect PDrPD and reduce premature bolus spillage and pharyngeal bradykinesia. Future studies with larger sample sizes are required to follow-up on these pilot results and identify which factors predict a good response of PDrPD to LCIG treatment. PMID: 32257098 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Parkinsons Disease - Category: Neurology Tags: Parkinsons Dis Source Type: research