Suppression of dyskinesias in advanced Parkinson's disease. II. Increasing daily clozapine doses suppress dyskinesias and improve parkinsonism symptoms.
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Abstract
We gave increasing daily doses of clozapine to six patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) and levodopa-induced dyskinesias. Clozapine reduced the daily dyskinesia time five-fold, increased "on" time eight-fold, and doubled the serum [DOPA] producing half-maximal dyskinesia. Parkinsonism scores after overnight DOPA withdrawal improved with increasing daily clozapine intake, and there was no clozapine dose-related shift in levodopa dose response for relief of parkinsonism. Patients experienced sedation, sialorrhea, and orthostatic hypotension. Clozapine appears to be an effective agent for suppression of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in PD.
Medical subject headings
- Clozapine
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced
- Parkinson Disease