Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel infusion and weight loss in Parkinson's disease.

M FabbriMaurizio ZibettiL BeccariaA MerolaAlberto RomagnoloE MontanaroJ J FerreiraS PalermoL Lopiano

Published in: European journal of neurology (2018)

Weight loss may occur in patients with PD undergoing LCIG in correlation with the percentage of the waking day spent with dyskinesia. Regardless of the extent of WL, the nutritional status correlated with higher LEDD, as well as with indices of disease progression, such as motor symptom severity and dysphagia.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
parkinson disease
low dose
glycemic control
weight gain
obese patients
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
patient reported
hyaluronic acid
physical activity