Hypertrophy of intima media of the carotid artery due to L-dopa therapy in Parkinson's disease

Oncel C., Ince B., Apaydin H., Ozekmekci S., Uluduz D.

ADVANCES IN THERAPY, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.201-207, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12325-008-0035-9
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.201-207
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: carotid, intima-media thickness, L-dopa, PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS, THICKNESS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, ASSOCIATIONS, RISK
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Recent studies have shown that L-dopa therapy used in patients with Parkinson's disease might cause thickening of the carotid artery intima media. It is known that intima-media thickening is a sign of systemic atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to clarify the correlation between L-dopa medication and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with Parkinson's disease.