What is meant by treatment wearing off?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:11 am Post subject: What is meant by treatment wearing off?

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Is wearing off refer the worsening of a parkinson's disease symptom occurring two or three hours after a dose of levodopa medication?


As parkinson's disease is a movement disorder attention has focussed on problems with movement.

However there are symptom are not related with movement they are classified as non-motor symptoms.

Some non motor symptoms may interpret as part normal course of disease. However they are bothersome than motor symptoms.

Non-motor symptoms can include changes in thoughts and feelings, sensations and sense of well-being and changes in autonomic nervous system functions (e.g. sweating).

Kindly elaborate

TEOKIMHOE

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Dr. Fernandez



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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject:

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I think you explained it pretty clearly, Teo.

Thanks!
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