Improvement of parkinsonian features correlate with high plasma levodopa values after broad bean (Vicia faba) consumption.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Five healthy volunteers and six patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) ate 250 g cooked broad beans after 12 hours without treatment. During the next four hours a substantial clinical improvement was noted, three patients showed severe dyskinesias, and plasma levodopa concentrations rose.
Medical subject headings
- Fabaceae
- Levodopa
- Parkinson Disease
- Plants, Medicinal