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Effect of Intestinal Levodopa-Carbidopa Infusion on Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Results from a Retrospective Pilot Study in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Bendix LabeitInga ClausPaul MuhleSonja Suntrup-KruegerRainer DziewasTobias Warnecke
Published in: Parkinson's disease (2020)
LCIG may affect PDrPD and reduce premature bolus spillage and pharyngeal bradykinesia. Future studies with larger sample sizes are required to follow-up on these pilot results and identify which factors predict a good response of PDrPD to LCIG treatment.
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