Dopamine dysregulation syndrome and punding in levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion: A serious but preventable complication

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy.
² Neurology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy; Neurology Unit, Treviglio Hospital, Treviglio, Italy. Electronic address: jmmelgari@tiscali.it.

Case Reports

Gaetano Salomone et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Sep.

. 2015 Sep;21(9):1124-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.07.016. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

¹ Neurology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy.
² Neurology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy; Neurology Unit, Treviglio Hospital, Treviglio, Italy. Electronic address: jmmelgari@tiscali.it.

No abstract available

Keywords: Duodopa; Dyskinesia; Impulse control disorder (ICD); Levodopa equivalency dose (LED); Parkinson's disease.

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Reply to letter: Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson's disease patients on levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel.
Marano M, Salomone G, di Biase L, Di Lazzaro V, Melgari JM. Marano M, et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016 Apr;25:114-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.11.017. Epub 2015 Nov 22. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2016. PMID: 26698016 No abstract available.