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Health Encyclopedia: Parkinson's Disease Highlights
- Parkinson's Disease - Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
Highlights
Drug Approval
In 2006, the FDA approved rasagiline (Azilect) for treatment of Parkinsons disease (PD). Rasagilineis used either alone or in combination with levodopa. It is taken once a day by mouth.
Updated Guidelines
In 2006, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) issued updated practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of PD:
Diagnosis
- Doctors can use smell and drug challenge tests to diagnose PD and rule out other neurological diseases with similar symptoms. Smell tests evalu...
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...neuralgia based on an extensive review of published studies. The AAN recommends:Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine, maprotiline)Anticonvulsants (gabapentin and... Read more »Amitriptyline and Perphenazine overdose
This is poisoning from taking an excessive amount of a drug that contains both amitriptyline and perphenazine. The medicine is sometimes prescribed for patients with depression,... Read more »Medications
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