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Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel via percutaneous endoscopic transgastric jejunostomy in advanced Parkinson's disease: hitting two birds with one stone?

Authors :
Rinaldi D
Galli S
Fanciulli A
Pontieri FE
Source :
Parkinsonism & related disorders [Parkinsonism Relat Disord] 2023 Jul; Vol. 112, pp. 105394. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 10.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Here we focus on people with advanced PD undergoing percutaneous endoscopic transgastric jejunostomy (PEG-J) ("one stone") for LCIG infusion therapy for managing severe motor fluctuations ("first bird") and discuss its implications for improving accompanying symptoms of cardiovascular, urinary, and gastrointestinal autonomic failure ("second bird").<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interests related to the present manuscript.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-5126
Volume :
112
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Parkinsonism & related disorders
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37076400
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105394