Direct Initiation of Levodopa–Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Infusion After a Positive Levodopa Challenge Test in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Direct Initiation of Levodopa–Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Infusion After a Positive Levodopa Challenge Test in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

ABSTRACT Introduction Levodopa–carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) is an established treatment option in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). LCIG treatment is usually initiated with a nasojejunal tube (NJT) test phase before percutaneous endoscopic transgastric jejunostomy (PEG‐J) tube installation....

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Main Authors: Vili Viljaharju, Tuomas Mertsalmi, K. Amande M. Pauls, Maija Koivu, Johanna Eerola‐Rautio, Marianne Udd, Eero Pekkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:Brain and Behavior
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70193
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