Levodopa and Huntington's chorea.
Two patients with Huntington's chorea are reported whose psychiatric and neurological symptoms greatly improved after treatment with L-dopa. In both cases the basal values of CSF HVA were markedly decreased, being increased by the treatment with L-dopa.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012701:Serotonin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid
D012701:Serotonin; D007980:Levodopa; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D006719:Homovanillic Acid