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  • Title: [Nocturnal motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease and their treatment with the three-component drug levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone].
    Author: Kulua TK, Fedorova NV, Popovkina OA.
    Journal: Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova; 2011; 111(9 Pt 2):45-50. PubMed ID: 22027607.
    Abstract:
    Nocturnal symptoms are integral part of the general clinical picture of Parkinson's disease (PD). They are subdivided into non-motor and motor symptoms, the latter included night akinesia, crampi, night akathisia, dystonia, restless leg syndrome (RLS), periodic movements of limbs (PML) and psychomotor agitation during sleep. We have studied 53 patients with PD and evaluated the frequency of these disturbances as follows: night akinesia (42.7%), crampi (31.1%), night akathisia (7.8%), RLS (5.8%), PML (3.8%). The symptoms were treated with the three-component drug stalevo in a single dose in the evening during 3 months. The dose was equivalent to that of levodopa prescribed to the patient earlier in the composition of a two-component drug. The significant reduction of nocturnal motor symptoms with the respective decrease in the frequency of emotional disorders, the improvement of daily activities and quality of life of patients were seen after the treatment.
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