Bladder dysfunction may cause disabling symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The majority patients' experience symptoms as urinary urgency and nocturia suggest overactive bladder. This seems to be due to an altered brain-bladder relationship because of alteration in fronto-basal ganglia D1-dopaminergic circuit that normally suppresses micturition-reflex. Previous studies demonstrated beneficial effect of D1/D2 dopamine-receptors chronic-stimulation on detrusor overactivity of PD-patients.The present study was aimed to evaluate possible effect of extended-release (ER) Levodopa administered at bed-time on both nocturia and nocturia-related quality-of-life (NQoL) in PD-patients.

Brusa, L., Ponzo, V., Stefani, A., Ceravolo, R., Palermo, G., Finazzi Agro, E., et al. (2020). Extended release levodopa at bedtime as a treatment for nocturiain Parkinson's disease: an open label study. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 410 [10.1016/j.jns.2019.116625].

Extended release levodopa at bedtime as a treatment for nocturiain Parkinson's disease: an open label study

Stefani A.;Finazzi Agro E.
Conceptualization
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Stanzione P.;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Bladder dysfunction may cause disabling symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The majority patients' experience symptoms as urinary urgency and nocturia suggest overactive bladder. This seems to be due to an altered brain-bladder relationship because of alteration in fronto-basal ganglia D1-dopaminergic circuit that normally suppresses micturition-reflex. Previous studies demonstrated beneficial effect of D1/D2 dopamine-receptors chronic-stimulation on detrusor overactivity of PD-patients.The present study was aimed to evaluate possible effect of extended-release (ER) Levodopa administered at bed-time on both nocturia and nocturia-related quality-of-life (NQoL) in PD-patients.
2020
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/24 - UROLOGIA
English
Bladder dysfunction; Dopaminergic circuit; Extended-release L-dopa; Nocturia; Parkinson's disease
Brusa, L., Ponzo, V., Stefani, A., Ceravolo, R., Palermo, G., Finazzi Agro, E., et al. (2020). Extended release levodopa at bedtime as a treatment for nocturiain Parkinson's disease: an open label study. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 410 [10.1016/j.jns.2019.116625].
Brusa, L; Ponzo, V; Stefani, A; Ceravolo, R; Palermo, G; Finazzi Agro, E; Viselli, F; Altavista, Mc; Iani, C; Stocchi, F; Stanzione, P; Vitale, C...espandi
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