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| ===== Drugs and Medication ===== | ===== Drugs and Medication ===== | ||
| - | Currently there is no cure for PD but various drugs and medication can provide relief from the symptoms. Over the recent years, extensive research has been conducted allowing for significant results in treatments for PD. Although there are numerous medications available, the use of these drugs are dependent on the disease stage and the age of onset. The main groups of drugs used for treating PD, especially for the coordination of movement, are: levodopa, dopamine agonists, and MAO-B inhibitors | + | Currently there is no cure for PD but various drugs and medication can provide relief from the symptoms. Over the recent years, extensive research has been conducted allowing for significant results in treatments for PD. Although there are numerous medications available, the use of these drugs are dependent on the disease stage and the age of onset. The main groups of drugs used for treating PD, especially for the coordination of movement, are: levodopa, dopamine agonists, and MAO-B inhibitors. |
| <box 20% round right | > {{ :screen_shot_2019-01-31_at_8.08.40_pm.png?200|}} </box| Figure 7: Dopaminergic synapse in the substantia nigra with levodopa.> | <box 20% round right | > {{ :screen_shot_2019-01-31_at_8.08.40_pm.png?200|}} </box| Figure 7: Dopaminergic synapse in the substantia nigra with levodopa.> | ||
| ==== Levodopa ==== | ==== Levodopa ==== | ||
