Dopamine Is Not an Effective Treatment for Parkinson's Disease Because
In the relatively short period of time that has followed the limitations of levodopa have been recognised and an increasing number of alternative drugs have been developed in an effort to circumvent these shortcomings. This muscle contraction function is activated by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Initiation Of Pharmacological Therapy In Parkinson S Disease When Why And How The Lancet Neurology For the treatment of motor features of tremor bradykinesia and rigidity associated with Parkinsons disease dopaminergic therapies are initially effective however motor fluctuations eventually complicate therapy and can cause significant disability and impair quality of. . By David Burn FRCP MD. Standard preparations of LD have the same effect on early disease as controlled release preparations. This means that dopamine by itself cannot work as a treatment for PD. Enzymes in the brain convert levodopa into dopamine. Dopamine ago...