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1. Parkinson’s disease

   Parkinson's disease is an incurable, progressive neurodegenerative condition that is characterised by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The disease presents with a range of

   efaccena - 20/06/2023 - 9:18am

2. Levodopa

   Levodopa (L-DOPA) is the amino-acid precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Administration of levodopa aims to restore dopamine levels which are significantly reduced in Parkinson's patients. Levodopa has the advantage over dopamine that it can cross the blood-brain barrier, whereas dopamine cannot.

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 7:45pm

3. Other antiparkinsonian drugs

   Dopamine-receptor agonists

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 7:47pm