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Despite being a mainstay of Parkinson's disease treatment, levodopa, a dopamine-replenishing medication, can cause nasty side-effects with long-term use. A recent human trial found that a new drug ...

A once-a-week Parkinson’s injection could replace multiple daily pills, thanks to a new slow-release formulation developed by researchers. It promises easier treatment, fewer missed doses, and better ...

Very long acting (> 6–8 h) levodopa preparations are still likely to represent the next chapter in the medical treatment of PD. Continuous-infusion levodopa gel, long-acting levodopa pills, ...

We present the case of a male in his mid-30s with a progressive complex neurological phenotype primarily characterised by levodopa-responsive parkinsonism with motor fluctuations as well as gait ...

Parkinson’s disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even ...

The cardinal motor features of PD are bradykinesia, rigidity and resting tremor. The disease is typically asymmetric, starting on one side and remaining worse on that side as the disease progresses.