Hypertrophy of intima media of the carotid artery due to L-dopa therapy in Parkinson's disease
ADVANCES IN THERAPY, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.201-207, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.