title: L-dopa plus dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor. Sleep organization in Parkinson's syndrome before and after treatment.
abstract: Sixty-four all-night sleep polygraphic recordings have been carried out in patients affected by Parkinson's syndrome, before and after treatment with an association of l-dopa plus a peripheral dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor. Without any drug, parkinsonian patients showed sleep disruption with frequent awakenings, reduction of total sleeping time and lessening of REM stage rather than slow sleep. Treatment with l-dopa plus inhibitor appeared to be able to restore good night sleep organization with a noteworthy increase in the REM stage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001545:Benserazide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007980:Levodopa / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006834:Hydrazines; D007980:Levodopa; D001545:Benserazide