title: [Clinical value of electroretinographic tests in Parkinson's disease (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors studied the behaviour of the b wave in the ERG in patients with Parkinson's disease treated with L-Depa (Sinemet). The results demonstrated that a significant reduction of the voltage of the b wave coincides with a therapeutic overdose and side-effects of the neuropsychiatric type. The authors recommend, therefore, that a periodic ERG examination should be conducted in patients with Parkinson's disease during the course of treatment in order to prevent reactions from pharmacological overdosage.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D004596:Electroretinography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine
vernacular_title: Intérêt clinique du test électrorétinographique dans la maladie de Parkinson.