Neurotransmitter Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Relation to Severity of Symptoms and Response to Medical Therapy in Parkinson's Disease

Ondarza, Rodolfo; Velasco, Francisco; Velasco, Marcos; Aceves, Jorge; Flores, Gonzalo

doi:10.1159/000098602

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Neurotransmitter Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Relation to Severity of Symptoms and Response to Medical Therapy in Parkinson's Disease

Published in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery • Apr 11, 1995

Authors:

Rodolfo Ondarza

Francisco Velasco

Marcos Velasco

Abstract

Determinations of biopterin (BP), homovanilic acid (HVA), glutamic acid (GTA), and glutamine (GT) levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained through a lumbar tap were performed in 20 parkinsonian patients in different stages of evolution and without medication. In patients with motor symptoms not ...

Subject

Parkinson's disease

Carbidopa

Cerebrospinal fluid

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