Dopamine dysregulation syndrome and punding in levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion: A serious but preventable complication

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Sep;21(9):1124-5. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.07.016. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Authors

Gaetano Salomone¹, Massimo Marano¹, Lazzaro di Biase¹, Jean-Marc Melgari², Vincenzo Di Lazzaro¹

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy.
² Neurology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy; Neurology Unit, Treviglio Hospital, Treviglio, Italy. Electronic address: jmmelgari@tiscali.it.

PMID: 26242552
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.07.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Duodopa; Dyskinesia; Impulse control disorder (ICD); Levodopa equivalency dose (LED); Parkinson's disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antiparkinson Agents / administration & dosage*
Carbidopa / administration & dosage*
Drug Combinations
Drug Delivery Systems
Humans
Infusions, Parenteral
Levodopa / administration & dosage*
Male
Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*

Substances

Antiparkinson Agents
Drug Combinations
carbidopa, levodopa drug combination
Levodopa
Carbidopa