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Optimization of Selective Mu Opioid Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesias in Parkinson's Disease
… Objective/Rationale: In Parkinson’s disease, L-DOPA-induced dyskinesias (LID) are therapeutically limiting side effects … of concept studies in humans. … Symptoms & Side Effects … Dyskinesia … Pennsylvania … United States … Industry … …
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The role of serotonin neurons in the induction and maintenance of dyskinesias in grafted and L-DOPA-primed animals
… the cause of debilitating involuntary movements, so-called dyskinesias. The effects of levodopa, both positive and … The role of seratonin neurons is in the development of dyskinesias is particularly interesting since they not only … in the induction and maintenance of levodopa-induced dyskinesias. In a pilot experiment we have made the …
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The role of striatal serotonergic terminals in L-dopa induced-dyskinesia in PD patients: An in vivo PET study
… disease (PD), L-dopa induced-involuntary movements or dyskinesias. They believe that when many of the dopamine … (PET) to study groups of patients with and without dyskinesias. The patients will have a first scan with a … parkinsonian symptoms and the presence and severity of dyskinesia. Relevance to Diagnosis/Treatment of Parkinson’s …
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Dyskinesia Drug Gocovri Now Approved for “Off” Time, Too
February 2, 2021
… doses. The drug was previously approved, in 2017, for dyskinesia – involuntary movement that can develop with many … levodopa. How is this a step forward? Some treatments for dyskinesia can potentially worsen “off” time and vice versa. (For example, decreasing levodopa to lessen dyskinesia may increase “off” time.) Gocovri is the first …
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Clinical Study: Drug Targeting Serotonin May Help Stop Dyskinesia
June 12, 2012
… announcing encouraging clinical results for a drug to treat dyskinesia in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The … think that serotonin neurons may play a role in causing dyskinesia. Here’s the basic idea behind this novel … something they’re not designed to do, and this might cause dyskinesia. Researchers hope Eltoprazine could prevent this …
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New Formulation of Amantadine Reduces Dyskinesia in Clinical Study
June 18, 2013
… amantadine formula helped Parkinson’s patients with dyskinesia . The Phase 2/3 clinical trial was conducted in … doses resulted in a statistically significant reduction in dyskinesia and all doses resulted in increased “on” time without dyskinesia. “Though it doesn’t work for everyone, amantadine …