Non-dopaminergic treatments for motor control in Parkinson's disease

SH Fox - Drugs, 2013 - Springer
The pathological processes underlying Parkinson's disease (PD) involve more than
dopamine cell loss within the midbrain. These non-dopaminergic neurotransmitters include …

Novel nondopaminergic targets for motor features of Parkinson's disease: review of recent trials

LV Kalia, JM Brotchie, SH Fox - Movement Disorders, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Neurotransmitters other than dopamine are recognized as having modulatory roles within
the basal ganglia and can influence the basal ganglia dopaminergic system to alter activity …

A stage-based approach to therapy in Parkinson's disease

C Carrarini, M Russo, F Dono, M Di Pietro, MG Rispoli… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that features progressive,
disabling motor symptoms, such as bradykinesia, rigidity, and resting tremor. Nevertheless …

Drug reprofiling history and potential therapies against Parkinson's disease

K Latif, A Ullah, AD Shkodina, DI Boiko… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Given the high whittling down rates, high costs, and moderate pace of new medication,
revelation, and improvement, repurposing “old” drugs to treat typical and uncommon …

Can therapeutic strategies prevent and manage dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease? An update

V Leta, P Jenner, KR Chaudhuri… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Dyskinesia is a motor complication of Parkinson's disease (PD) characterized
by clinical heterogeneity and complex pathogenesis and associated with long-term …

Nondopaminergic treatments for Parkinson's disease: current and future prospects

ME Freitas, SH Fox - Neurodegenerative disease management, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Parkinson's disease is primarily caused by dysfunction of dopaminergic neurons, however,
nondopaminergic (ND) systems are also involved. ND targets are potentially useful to …

Levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease: emerging treatments

P Bargiotas, S Konitsiotis - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Parkinson's disease therapy is still focused on the use of L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
(levodopa or L-dopa) for the symptomatic treatment of the main clinical features of the …

Clinical Features, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Levodopa‐Induced Dyskinesias in Parkinson's Disease

J Guridi, R González-Redondo… - Parkinson's disease, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Dyskinetic disorders are characterized by excess of motor activity that may interfere with
normal movement control. In patients with Parkinson's disease, the chronic levodopa …

Levetiracetam for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a double-blind controlled proof-of-concept trial protocol

N Dissanayaka, D Pourzinal, GJ Byrne, J Yang… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mild memory impairment, termed amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), is
associated with rapid progression towards dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD). Studies …

Pharmacological strategies for the management of levodopa-induced dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease

E Schaeffer, A Pilotto, D Berg - CNS drugs, 2014 - Springer
Abstract l-Dopa-induced dyskinesias (LID) are the most common adverse effects of long-
term dopaminergic therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the exact mechanisms …