NICOTINE MAY RELIEVE SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSONS-DISEASE

被引:138
作者
FAGERSTROM, KO [1 ]
POMERLEAU, O [1 ]
GIORDANI, B [1 ]
STELSON, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,MED CTR,ANN ARBOR,MI 48108
关键词
PARKINSONS DISEASE; TREATMENT; NICOTINE PATCH; NICOTINE GUM;
D O I
10.1007/BF02244882
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Two elderly patients with Parkinson's disease were treated with nicotine gum and patch. Reliable changes in symptomatology were noted, using a single-subject, placebo-control reversal design. Improvement was associated with active nicotine dosing and involved diminished tremor and disorganized thinking in one patient and diminished bradykinesia and increased energy in the other.
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页码:117 / 119
页数:3
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