Single-Center Study of 103 Consecutive Parkinson's Disease Patients with Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel.
Vili ViljaharjuTuomas MertsalmiK Amande M PaulsMaija KoivuJohanna Eerola-RautioMarianne UddEero PekkonenPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2021)
Recurrent complications related to the infusion system increase the treatment burden on tertiary healthcare system after the initiation of LCIG-infusion. Most patients continue long-term with the infusion. Few patients discontinue infusion during the first year after initiation and living alone appears to be a risk factor for this outcome.